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Manialtepec Lagoon in February 2027: darkest nights

Swimming in the glowing water is allowed from the boats. Best August to December.

16 pitch-dark nights, 18 dark nights

New moon Sat 6 Feb · Full moon Sat 20 Feb

Night by night, February 2027

NightMoon19:3021:00Best
Mon 1 Feb 17%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 2 Feb 11%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 3 Feb 5%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Thu 4 Feb 2%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Fri 5 Feb 0%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sat 6 Feb 0%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sun 7 Feb 2%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Mon 8 Feb 6%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 9 Feb 12%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 10 Feb 20%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Thu 11 Feb 29%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Fri 12 Feb 39%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sat 13 Feb 51%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sun 14 Feb 62%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Mon 15 Feb 73%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 16 Feb 83%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 17 Feb 91%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Thu 18 Feb 96%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Fri 19 Feb 99%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Sat 20 Feb 100%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Sun 21 Feb 98%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Mon 22 Feb 93%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Tue 23 Feb 87%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Wed 24 Feb 79%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Thu 25 Feb 70%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Fri 26 Feb 60%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sat 27 Feb 50%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sun 28 Feb 41%●●●●●●●●●●21:00

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Questions

What are the best nights to see the bioluminescence at Manialtepec Lagoon in February 2027?

The darkest nights are Mon 1 Feb, Tue 2 Feb, Wed 3 Feb, Thu 4 Feb, Fri 5 Feb, Sat 6 Feb, Sun 7 Feb, Mon 8 Feb, Tue 9 Feb, Wed 10 Feb and more. 18 of 28 nights score at least 4 out of 5.

Which nights should I avoid in February 2027?

Avoid the nights around the full moon on Sat 20 Feb, when moonlight washes out the glow.

19:30 or 21:00: which Manialtepec Lagoon tour is darker in February?

19:30 is the darker choice on 3 nights; 21:00 is the darker choice on 16 nights.

Manialtepec Lagoon darkness by month

Darkness score 1-5 per tour slot from twilight and moonlight. Weather and plankton health are not included. Times are local (America/Mexico_City).