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Curly Tails Pig Sanctuary

Curly Tails Pig Sanctuary

Newton Longville, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, MK17 0BH

Best time to visit

Curly Tails Pig Sanctuary 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

  • 09/07/26

    33° 3%

  • 09/07/26

    33° 5%

  • 09/07/26

    32° 2%

  • 10/07/26

    27° 4%

Weather forecast for Milton Keynes (4.8 miles away) updated 09/07/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Curly Tails Pig Sanctuary is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban 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 Curly Tails Pig Sanctuary

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 Thu 9th Jul

Thu 9th Jul

Third Quarter
37 % illuminated
Dark from 22:19 to 23:40
Dark for 1h 20m
Moon phase on Fri 10th Jul

Fri 10th Jul

Waning Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 22:17 to 00:09
Dark for 1h 51m
Moon phase on Sat 11th Jul

Sat 11th Jul

Waning Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 22:16 to 00:54
Dark for 2h 37m
Moon phase on Sun 12th Jul

Sun 12th Jul

Waning Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 22:14 to 02:00
Dark for 3h 45m
Moon phase on Mon 13th Jul

Mon 13th Jul

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 22:12 to 02:07
Dark for 3h 54m
Moon phase on Tue 14th Jul

Tue 14th Jul

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:10 to 02:09
Dark for 3h 58m
Moon phase on Wed 15th Jul

Wed 15th Jul

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:08 to 02:11
Dark for 4h 2m

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

Display nearby events on a calendar

  • Summer Space Social with NASA astronaut Dan Tani

    Saturday 11th July 2026 from 12:00pm to 22:00pm

    Cranfield University - Bedford, Bedford, MK43 0AL (9.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Wycombe Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 15th July 2026 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Coleshill Village Hall, Coleshill, HP7 0LN (23.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Milton Keynes Astronomical Society meeting

    Friday 17th July 2026 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Rectory Cottages - Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK63 6BJ (2.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Bedford Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Wednesday 29th July 2026 from 19:15pm to 21:30pm

    Bedford School, Bedford, MK40 2TU (17.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Letchworth and District Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 29th July 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Letchworth Observatory, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4JN (22.6 miles away)

    More info

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