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White Hill Car Park

White Hill Car Park

Kingsclere, Tadley, Hampshire, RG25 3EJ

Best time to visit

Escape the bright lights of Newbury and stargaze from this hilltop car park, with excellent views to the South and East in particular. This location is recommended for stargazing by the North Wessex Downs AONB.

White Hill Car Park has been recommended as a great place to stargaze by the local authority, national park, community organisation or property owner. May require payment for access or parking.

Weather forecast

  • 10/05/24

    19° 3%

  • 10/05/24

    15° 3%

  • 11/05/24

    12° 0%

  • 11/05/24

    10° 0%

Weather forecast for Whitway (3.9 miles away) updated 09/05/24 at 20:00.

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 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 23:27 to 02:44
Dark for 3h 17m
Moon phase on Sat 11th May

Sat 11th May

Waxing Crescent
10 % illuminated
Dark from 00:22 to 02:42
Dark for 2h 20m
Moon phase on Sun 12th May

Sun 12th May

Waxing Crescent
18 % illuminated
Dark from 01:02 to 02:39
Dark for 1h 37m
Moon phase on Mon 13th May

Mon 13th May

Waxing Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 01:29 to 02:37
Dark for 1h 8m
Moon phase on Tue 14th May

Tue 14th May

First Quarter
36 % illuminated
Dark from 01:47 to 02:35
Dark for 0h 48m
Moon phase on Wed 15th May

Wed 15th May

First Quarter
45 % illuminated
Dark from 02:01 to 02:33
Dark for 0h 32m
Moon phase on Thu 16th May

Thu 16th May

First Quarter
55 % illuminated
Dark from 02:13 to 02:30
Dark for 0h 17m

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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