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Thruscross Reservoir Car Park

Thruscross Reservoir Car Park

Thruscross, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 4BB

Best time to visit

Publicly accessible stargazing location as suggested on the Nidderdale AONB website.

Thruscross Reservoir Car Park 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

  • 07/05/24

    12° 0%

  • 07/05/24

    9° 0%

  • 08/05/24

    7° 1%

  • 08/05/24

    7° 3%

Weather forecast for Greenhow Hill (4.8 miles away) updated 07/05/24 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Thruscross Reservoir Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural 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 Thruscross Reservoir Car Park

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 Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:33 to 02:31
Dark for 4h 57m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:35 to 02:28
Dark for 4h 52m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:36 to 02:25
Dark for 3h 49m
Moon phase on Fri 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 23:52 to 02:22
Dark for 2h 30m
Moon phase on Sat 11th May

Sat 11th May

Waxing Crescent
10 % illuminated
Dark from 00:47 to 02:19
Dark for 1h 32m
Moon phase on Sun 12th May

Sun 12th May

Waxing Crescent
18 % illuminated
Dark from 01:23 to 02:16
Dark for 0h 53m
Moon phase on Mon 13th May

Mon 13th May

Waxing Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 01:46 to 02:13
Dark for 0h 27m

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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Events nearby

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    Tuesday 7th May 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

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    Wednesday 8th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Thursday 9th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Saturday 11th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 23:00pm

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    Monday 13th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

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