Night 1 · 3 March · Azul Xerena
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 22 °C; before dawn, about 8 °C.
Cool before dawn: bring a jacket or sweatshirt and a blanket. - Full darkness
- 19:55 to 05:35
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 15% illuminated; rises at 04:55.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 03:55 to 05:35; without the Moon, about 1 h.
The sky is dark and moonless from 19:55 to 04:55, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
Night 2 · 4 March · Campo La Salina
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 23 °C; before dawn, about 11 °C.
Cool before dawn: bring a jacket or sweatshirt and a blanket. - Full darkness
- 19:55 to 05:35
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 9% illuminated; rises at 05:30.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 03:50 to 05:35.
A moonless night: as dark as it gets for stargazing.
Night 3 · 5 March · El Pinacate
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 24 °C; before dawn, about 7 °C.
Cold before dawn: bring a warm jacket, a hat and a cold-weather sleeping bag. - Full darkness
- 20:00 to 05:30
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 4% illuminated; sets at 16:20 and rises again at 06:00.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 03:45 to 05:30.
A moonless night: as dark as it gets for stargazing.
