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Aurora Rural Retreats

Aurora Rural Retreats

Upper Milovaig, Glendale, Isle of Skye, IV55 8WY, Scotland

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Aurora Rural Retreats enjoys a truly special setting in Glendale, Skye — one of the UK’s most celebrated dark-sky destinations. Here, your holiday becomes so much more than a getaway; it’s an invitation to experience the night sky in all its wonder. Far from the city lights, the peaceful northwest of Skye offers some of the clearest, darkest skies in Europe. With no streetlights to interrupt the view, every clear night reveals a dazzling canopy of stars so rich it can be hard to spot the constellations you know. On many evenings, the breathtaking sweep of the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye — an unforgettable sight from the comfort of your retreat.

Stay & Gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks.

Weather forecast

  • 20/04/26

    9° 50%

  • 20/04/26

    10° 37%

  • 20/04/26

    9° 1%

  • 21/04/26

    7° 2%

Weather forecast for Uig Youth Hostel (17.4 miles away) updated 20/04/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Aurora Rural Retreats is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.

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

Light pollution map of Aurora Rural Retreats

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 Mon 20th Apr

Mon 20th Apr

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 01:32 to 03:19
Dark for 1h 47m
Moon phase on Tue 21st Apr

Tue 21st Apr

Waxing Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 02:33 to 03:15
Dark for 0h 42m
Moon phase on Wed 22nd Apr

Wed 22nd Apr

Waxing Crescent
27 % illuminated
Dark from 03:06 to 03:11
Dark for 0h 5m
Moon phase on Thu 23rd Apr

Thu 23rd Apr

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 21:38 to 03:08
Dark for 5h 29m
Moon phase on Fri 24th Apr

Fri 24th Apr

First Quarter
49 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sat 25th Apr

Sat 25th Apr

First Quarter
60 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sun 26th Apr

Sun 26th Apr

Waxing Gibbous
70 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

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

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