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Riddlesdown Common Car Park

Riddlesdown Common Car Park

Riddlesdown Road, Purley, Surrey, CR8 1BH, London

Best time to visit

Go stargazing site - a place identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good spot to stargaze from. This is based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and having somewhere safe to park. These locations tend to be remote car parks with no facilities.

Riddlesdown Common 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.

Location events organiser

South London Astronomical Society

South London Astronomical Society organises events at this location

Please contact South London Astronomical Society directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: South London Astronomical Society
Facebook: South London Astronomical Society

Weather forecast

  • 11/07/26

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  • 11/07/26

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  • 12/07/26

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Weather forecast for Redhill (surrey) (6.9 miles away) updated 11/07/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Riddlesdown Common Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-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 Riddlesdown Common 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 11th Jul

Sat 11th Jul

Waning Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 22:05 to 00:56
Dark for 2h 50m
Moon phase on Sun 12th Jul

Sun 12th Jul

Waning Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 22:04 to 02:02
Dark for 3h 58m
Moon phase on Mon 13th Jul

Mon 13th Jul

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 22:02 to 02:12
Dark for 4h 9m
Moon phase on Tue 14th Jul

Tue 14th Jul

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:00 to 02:14
Dark for 4h 13m
Moon phase on Wed 15th Jul

Wed 15th Jul

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 21:58 to 02:16
Dark for 4h 17m
Moon phase on Thu 16th Jul

Thu 16th Jul

New Moon
4 % illuminated
Dark from 21:56 to 02:18
Dark for 4h 21m
Moon phase on Fri 17th Jul

Fri 17th Jul

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 21:55 to 02:20
Dark for 4h 24m

Find more dates

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

Calendar

Forthcoming events

Below is a list of events at Riddlesdown Common Car Park. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.

  • See the solar eclipse at Riddlesdown Common

    Wednesday 12th August 2026 from 18:00pm to 20:00pm

    Riddlesdown Common Car Park, Purley, CR8 1BH

    More info

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