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Dover Cruise Terminal

Dover Cruise Terminal

Western Docks, Dover, Kent, CT17 9DQ

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 14/09/26

    21° 4%

  • 14/09/26

    21° 0%

  • 14/09/26

    20° 0%

  • 15/09/26

    19° 4%

Weather forecast for Dover (0.8 miles away) updated 14/09/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

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 14th Sep

Mon 14th Sep

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 19:25 to 04:16
Dark for 8h 50m
Moon phase on Tue 15th Sep

Tue 15th Sep

Waxing Crescent
16 % illuminated
Dark from 19:22 to 04:18
Dark for 8h 55m
Moon phase on Wed 16th Sep

Wed 16th Sep

Waxing Crescent
24 % illuminated
Dark from 19:38 to 04:20
Dark for 8h 42m
Moon phase on Thu 17th Sep

Thu 17th Sep

First Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 20:12 to 04:22
Dark for 8h 10m
Moon phase on Fri 18th Sep

Fri 18th Sep

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 20:59 to 04:23
Dark for 7h 24m
Moon phase on Sat 19th Sep

Sat 19th Sep

First Quarter
51 % illuminated
Dark from 21:57 to 04:25
Dark for 6h 28m
Moon phase on Sun 20th Sep

Sun 20th Sep

First Quarter
61 % illuminated
Dark from 23:05 to 04:27
Dark for 5h 22m

Find more dates

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

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