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Cambo Gardens

Cambo Gardens

Kingsbarns, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8QD, Scotland

Best time to visit

Cambo Gardens 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

  • 02/09/26

    14° 50%

  • 02/09/26

    15° 76%

  • 02/09/26

    15° 81%

  • 03/09/26

    16° 56%

Weather forecast for St Andrews (6.7 miles away) updated 02/09/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Cambo Gardens 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 Cambo Gardens

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 2nd Sep

Wed 2nd Sep

Waning Gibbous
75 % illuminated
Dark from 20:33 to 03:49
Dark for 7h 16m
Moon phase on Thu 3rd Sep

Thu 3rd Sep

Third Quarter
65 % illuminated
Dark from 20:29 to 03:52
Dark for 7h 22m
Moon phase on Fri 4th Sep

Fri 4th Sep

Third Quarter
54 % illuminated
Dark from 20:26 to 20:58
Dark for 0h 31m
Moon phase on Sat 5th Sep

Sat 5th Sep

Third Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 20:23 to 22:05
Dark for 1h 41m
Moon phase on Sun 6th Sep

Sun 6th Sep

Third Quarter
31 % illuminated
Dark from 20:20 to 23:34
Dark for 3h 13m
Moon phase on Mon 7th Sep

Mon 7th Sep

Waning Crescent
21 % illuminated
Dark from 20:17 to 01:13
Dark for 4h 55m
Moon phase on Tue 8th Sep

Tue 8th Sep

Waning Crescent
12 % illuminated
Dark from 20:14 to 02:51
Dark for 6h 36m

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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  • St Andrews University Astro-Society meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 3rd September 2026 from 21:15pm to 23:15pm

    University of St Andrews Observatory, St Andrews, KY16 9LZ (7.3 miles away)

    More info

  • St Andrews University Astro-Society meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 10th September 2026 from 21:15pm to 23:15pm

    University of St Andrews Observatory, St Andrews, KY16 9LZ (7.3 miles away)

    More info

  • St Andrews University Astro-Society meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 17th September 2026 from 21:15pm to 23:15pm

    University of St Andrews Observatory, St Andrews, KY16 9LZ (7.3 miles away)

    More info

  • St Andrews University Astro-Society meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 24th September 2026 from 21:15pm to 23:15pm

    University of St Andrews Observatory, St Andrews, KY16 9LZ (7.3 miles away)

    More info

  • Mills Observatory Weekday Open Evening (free!)

    Thursday 1st October 2026 from 16:00pm to 22:00pm

    Mills Observatory, Dundee, DD2 2UB (18.5 miles away)

    More info

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