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The Putechan Hotel

The Putechan Hotel

Bellochantuy, Argyll, Argyll, PA28 6QE

Best time to visit

Hotel and surrounding grounds, no street lights, official Dark Sky Discovery Site with open access.

The Putechan Hotel is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Weather forecast

  • 04/10/24

    14° 50%

  • 04/10/24

    14° 49%

  • 05/10/24

    14° 23%

  • 05/10/24

    14° 53%

Weather forecast for Campbeltown Airport (5.5 miles away) updated 04/10/24 at 16:01.

Local light pollution

The Putechan Hotel is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of The Putechan Hotel

Best time to visit

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing. See our dark sky calendar for more details.

Moon phase on Fri 4th Oct

Fri 4th Oct

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 19:09 to 05:15
Dark for 10h 5m
Moon phase on Sat 5th Oct

Sat 5th Oct

Waxing Crescent
4 % illuminated
Dark from 19:06 to 05:17
Dark for 10h 10m
Moon phase on Sun 6th Oct

Sun 6th Oct

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 19:04 to 05:19
Dark for 10h 14m
Moon phase on Mon 7th Oct

Mon 7th Oct

Waxing Crescent
15 % illuminated
Dark from 19:01 to 05:21
Dark for 10h 19m
Moon phase on Tue 8th Oct

Tue 8th Oct

Waxing Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 19:08 to 05:23
Dark for 10h 15m
Moon phase on Wed 9th Oct

Wed 9th Oct

First Quarter
32 % illuminated
Dark from 20:00 to 05:25
Dark for 9h 25m
Moon phase on Thu 10th Oct

Thu 10th Oct

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 21:15 to 05:27
Dark for 8h 12m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

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