Night 1 · 25 November · Azul Xerena
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 22 °C; before dawn, about 7 °C.
Cold before dawn: bring a warm jacket, a hat and a cold-weather sleeping bag. - Full darkness
- 19:00 to 05:45
- Moon
- Waning gibbous, 96% illuminated; rises at 18:35.
- Milky Way
- The galactic core is not visible at this time of year; you see the fainter winter band, through Cassiopeia, Perseus and Orion.
A full-moon night: the Milky Way fades, but the desert lights up and you can walk without a torch.
Night 2 · 26 November · Campo La Salina
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 24 °C; before dawn, about 11 °C.
Cool before dawn: bring a jacket or sweatshirt and a blanket. - Full darkness
- 19:00 to 05:45
- Moon
- Waning gibbous, 90% illuminated; rises at 19:45.
- Milky Way
- The galactic core is not visible at this time of year; you see the fainter winter band, through Cassiopeia, Perseus and Orion.
A full-moon night: the Milky Way fades, but the desert lights up and you can walk without a torch.
Night 3 · 27 November · El Pinacate
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 24 °C; before dawn, about 6 °C.
Cold before dawn: bring a warm jacket, a hat and a cold-weather sleeping bag. - Full darkness
- 19:00 to 05:45
- Moon
- Waning gibbous, 81% illuminated; rises at 20:55.
- Milky Way
- The galactic core is not visible at this time of year; you see the fainter winter band, through Cassiopeia, Perseus and Orion.
The sky is dark and moonless from 19:00 to 20:55, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
