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Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre

Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre

Moor Road, Eaglesham, Lanarkshire, G76 0QQ

Best time to visit

Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Weather forecast

  • 05/05/24

    12° 6%

  • 05/05/24

    12° 5%

  • 06/05/24

    11° 46%

  • 06/05/24

    10° 7%

Weather forecast for Busby (5.2 miles away) updated 05/05/24 at 12:00.

Local light pollution

Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre 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 Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre

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 Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 21:53 to 02:30
Dark for 4h 36m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 21:57 to 02:27
Dark for 4h 29m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 22:00 to 02:23
Dark for 4h 22m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:03 to 02:20
Dark for 4h 16m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 23:03 to 02:16
Dark for 3h 13m
Moon phase on Fri 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 00:21 to 02:13
Dark for 1h 52m
Moon phase on Sat 11th May

Sat 11th May

Waxing Crescent
10 % illuminated
Dark from 01:15 to 02:09
Dark for 0h 54m

Find more dates

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

Calendar

Events nearby

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    Tuesday 4th June 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Walkinshaw Community Centre, Johnstone, PA5 8AF (10.8 miles away)

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    Friday 7th June 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    New Wellwynd Church - Airdrie, Airdrie, ML6 0AG (17.6 miles away)

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  • Inverclyde Skywatchers Club Meeting

    Monday 10th June 2024 from 15:00pm to 17:00pm

    Inverkip Hub, Greenock, PA16 0FZ (24.4 miles away)

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    Monday 10th June 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    St Pauls Church Hall - Isle of Bute, Rothesay, (29.1 miles away)

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    Monday 10th June 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Bankhall - Forth, Forth, ML11 8BX (25.6 miles away)

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