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Whiteworks Car Park - Dartmoor

Whiteworks Car Park - Dartmoor

Whiteworks, Princetown, Devon, PL20

Best time to visit

Easily accessible car park near the village of Princetown.

Whiteworks Car Park - Dartmoor is a Go Stargazing Site. The location has been identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good location for stargazing based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and offers a safe place to park.

Weather forecast

  • 01/05/24

    9° 10%

  • 01/05/24

    8° 21%

  • 02/05/24

    7° 66%

  • 02/05/24

    7° 93%

Weather forecast for Princetown (1.9 miles away) updated 01/05/24 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Whiteworks Car Park - Dartmoor 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 Whiteworks Car Park - Dartmoor

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 Wed 1st May

Wed 1st May

Third Quarter
55 % illuminated
Dark from 21:01 to 02:49
Dark for 5h 47m
Moon phase on Thu 2nd May

Thu 2nd May

Third Quarter
44 % illuminated
Dark from 21:03 to 03:07
Dark for 6h 3m
Moon phase on Fri 3rd May

Fri 3rd May

Third Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 21:05 to 03:17
Dark for 6h 11m
Moon phase on Sat 4th May

Sat 4th May

Waning Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 21:08 to 03:14
Dark for 6h 5m
Moon phase on Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 21:10 to 03:12
Dark for 6h 1m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 21:12 to 03:10
Dark for 5h 57m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:14 to 03:07
Dark for 5h 52m

Find more dates

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

Calendar

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