Night 1 · 31 March · Azul Xerena
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 23 °C; before dawn, about 9 °C.
Cool before dawn: bring a jacket or sweatshirt and a blanket. - Full darkness
- 20:20 to 04:55
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 29% illuminated; rises at 03:30.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 02:05 to 04:55; without the Moon, about 1 h.
The sky is dark and moonless from 20:20 to 03:30, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
Night 2 · 1 April · Campo La Salina
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 26 °C; before dawn, about 14 °C.
- Full darkness
- 20:20 to 04:55
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 21% illuminated; rises at 04:00.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 02:00 to 04:55; without the Moon, about 2 h.
The sky is dark and moonless from 20:20 to 04:00, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
Night 3 · 2 April · El Pinacate
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 28 °C; before dawn, about 10 °C.
Cool before dawn: bring a jacket or sweatshirt and a blanket. - Full darkness
- 20:20 to 04:55
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 14% illuminated; rises at 04:30.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 01:55 to 04:55; without the Moon, about 3 h.
The sky is dark and moonless from 20:20 to 04:30, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
