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Trumpan Car Park

Trumpan Car Park

Trumpan, Isle of Skye, Isle of Skye, IV55 8GW

Best time to visit

Car park on the very north west tip of the Isle of Skye, amazing views with no artificial lighting.

Trumpan Car Park is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Weather forecast

  • 22/04/26

    12° 0%

  • 22/04/26

    12° 0%

  • 22/04/26

    11° 4%

  • 23/04/26

    9° 4%

Weather forecast for Uig Youth Hostel (11.0 miles away) updated 22/04/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Trumpan Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site 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 Trumpan 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 Wed 22nd Apr

Wed 22nd Apr

Waxing Crescent
27 % illuminated
Dark from 03:06 to 03:10
Dark for 0h 4m
Moon phase on Thu 23rd Apr

Thu 23rd Apr

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 21:39 to 03:06
Dark for 5h 26m
Moon phase on Fri 24th Apr

Fri 24th Apr

First Quarter
49 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sat 25th Apr

Sat 25th Apr

First Quarter
60 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sun 26th Apr

Sun 26th Apr

Waxing Gibbous
70 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Mon 27th Apr

Mon 27th Apr

Waxing Gibbous
79 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Tue 28th Apr

Tue 28th Apr

Waxing Gibbous
87 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Find more dates

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

Calendar

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