Night 1 · 21 April · Azul Xerena
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 26 °C; before dawn, about 11 °C.
Cool before dawn: bring a jacket or sweatshirt and a blanket. - Full darkness
- 20:35 to 04:30
- Moon
- Full moon, 98% illuminated; rises at 20:25 and sets at 06:45.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 00:40 to 04:30; without the Moon, none.
- Meteor showers
- Lyrids, at their peak.
A full-moon night: the Milky Way fades, but the desert lights up and you can walk without a torch.
Night 2 · 22 April · Campo La Salina
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 28 °C; before dawn, about 16 °C.
- Full darkness
- 20:35 to 04:25
- Moon
- Waning gibbous, 94% illuminated; rises at 21:25 and sets at 07:30.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 00:40 to 04:25; without the Moon, none.
- Meteor showers
- Lyrids, at their peak.
A full-moon night: the Milky Way fades, but the desert lights up and you can walk without a torch.
Night 3 · 23 April · El Pinacate
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 31 °C; before dawn, about 12 °C.
Cool before dawn: bring a jacket or sweatshirt and a blanket. - Full darkness
- 20:40 to 04:25
- Moon
- Waning gibbous, 88% illuminated; rises at 22:25.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 00:35 to 04:25; without the Moon, none.
- Meteor showers
- Lyrids, at their peak.
The sky is dark and moonless from 20:40 to 22:25, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
