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Beacon Hill Car Park

Beacon Hill Car Park

Beacon Hill Lane, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 3LG, South East England

Best time to visit

Beacon Hill Car Park offers access to the nearby Beacon Hill Viewpoint, a location offering stunning views towards the South and the starry skies of the South Downs Dark Sky Reserve above.

Beacon Hill Car Park 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

  • 12/09/26

    20° 5%

  • 12/09/26

    20° 5%

  • 12/09/26

    19° 6%

  • 13/09/26

    18° 6%

Weather forecast for Winchester (8.0 miles away) updated 12/09/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Beacon Hill Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural 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 Beacon Hill 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 Sat 12th Sep

Sat 12th Sep

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 19:39 to 04:23
Dark for 8h 43m
Moon phase on Sun 13th Sep

Sun 13th Sep

Waxing Crescent
4 % illuminated
Dark from 19:37 to 04:25
Dark for 8h 47m
Moon phase on Mon 14th Sep

Mon 14th Sep

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 19:34 to 04:27
Dark for 8h 52m
Moon phase on Tue 15th Sep

Tue 15th Sep

Waxing Crescent
16 % illuminated
Dark from 19:32 to 04:28
Dark for 8h 55m
Moon phase on Wed 16th Sep

Wed 16th Sep

Waxing Crescent
24 % illuminated
Dark from 19:48 to 04:30
Dark for 8h 42m
Moon phase on Thu 17th Sep

Thu 17th Sep

First Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 20:23 to 04:32
Dark for 8h 9m
Moon phase on Fri 18th Sep

Fri 18th Sep

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 21:10 to 04:34
Dark for 7h 24m

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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    Friday 11th September 2026 from 19:30pm to Saturday 12th September 2026 21:30pm

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  • Solent Amateur Astronomers meeting

    Tuesday 15th September 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

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    Wednesday 16th September 2026 from 00:00am to 00:00am

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  • Andover Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 17th September 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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  • Basingstoke Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 24th September 2026 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm

    Cliddesden Primary School, Basingstoke, RG25 2QU (16.0 miles away)

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