Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park stargazing in December 2026

No astronomical darkness from late May to late July at this latitude.

Tue 1 Dec to Thu 31 Dec 2026

Best night: Sat 5 December 2026

Dark from 18:08 to 06:12 · 12.0 h without the moon · Milky Way core: below horizon

Night of	Moon	Dark hours	Moon-free	Milky Way core	Score
Tue 1 Dec	43%	12.0	6.3	below horizon	83
Wed 2 Dec	33%	12.0	7.8	below horizon	90
Thu 3 Dec	23%	12.2	9.2	below horizon	95
Fri 4 Dec	15%	12.2	10.7	below horizon	98
Sat 5 Dec	8%	12.2	12.0	below horizon	100
Sun 6 Dec	4%	12.2	12.2	below horizon	100
Mon 7 Dec	1%	12.2	12.2	below horizon	100
Tue 8 Dec	0%	12.2	12.2	below horizon	100
Wed 9 Dec	1%	12.2	12.2	below horizon	100
Thu 10 Dec	4%	12.2	12.2	below horizon	100
Fri 11 Dec	8%	12.3	12.3	below horizon	100
Sat 12 Dec	14%	12.3	11.3	below horizon	99
Sun 13 Dec	21%	12.3	10.2	below horizon	97
Mon 14 Dec	29%	12.3	8.8	below horizon	93
Tue 15 Dec	39%	12.3	7.5	below horizon	87
Wed 16 Dec	49%	12.3	6.2	below horizon	79
Thu 17 Dec	59%	12.3	4.8	below horizon	69
Fri 18 Dec	70%	12.3	3.3	below horizon	57
Sat 19 Dec	79%	12.3	1.8	below horizon	43
Sun 20 Dec	87%	12.3	0.3	below horizon	28
Mon 21 Dec	94%	12.3	0.0	below horizon	20
Tue 22 Dec	98%	12.3	0.0	below horizon	17
Wed 23 Dec	100%	12.3	0.0	below horizon	15
Thu 24 Dec	99%	12.3	0.0	below horizon	16
Fri 25 Dec	95%	12.3	0.0	below horizon	19
Sat 26 Dec	89%	12.3	0.8	below horizon	30
Sun 27 Dec	80%	12.3	2.3	below horizon	45
Mon 28 Dec	71%	12.3	3.8	below horizon	59
Tue 29 Dec	60%	12.3	5.3	below horizon	71
Wed 30 Dec	49%	12.3	6.7	below horizon	81
Thu 31 Dec	39%	12.3	8.2	below horizon	89

Questions

The best nights are Sat 5 Dec, Sun 6 Dec, Mon 7 Dec, Tue 8 Dec, Wed 9 Dec, when the sky is fully dark and the moon is down for most of the night.

Not really: in December the galactic centre is below the horizon or only up in twilight or moonlight.

Weather is not included. Times are local (Europe/London).