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Manialtepec Lagoon in November 2026: darkest nights

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

17 pitch-dark nights, 18 dark nights

New moon Mon 9 Nov · Full moon Tue 24 Nov

Night by night, November 2026

NightMoon19:3021:00Best
Sun 1 Nov 47%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Mon 2 Nov 35%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Tue 3 Nov 25%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Wed 4 Nov 16%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Thu 5 Nov 9%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Fri 6 Nov 4%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Sat 7 Nov 1%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Sun 8 Nov 0%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Mon 9 Nov 1%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Tue 10 Nov 4%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Wed 11 Nov 9%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Thu 12 Nov 14%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Fri 13 Nov 21%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sat 14 Nov 30%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sun 15 Nov 39%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Mon 16 Nov 48%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 17 Nov 58%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Wed 18 Nov 68%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Thu 19 Nov 77%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Fri 20 Nov 86%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Sat 21 Nov 92%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Sun 22 Nov 97%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Mon 23 Nov 100%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Tue 24 Nov 99%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Wed 25 Nov 97%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Thu 26 Nov 91%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Fri 27 Nov 83%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Sat 28 Nov 74%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Sun 29 Nov 63%●●●●●●●●●●19:30
Mon 30 Nov 52%●●●●●●●●●●19:30

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Questions

What are the best nights to see the bioluminescence at Manialtepec Lagoon in November 2026?

The darkest nights are Sun 1 Nov, Mon 2 Nov, Tue 3 Nov, Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Sun 8 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov and more. 18 of 30 nights score at least 4 out of 5.

Which nights should I avoid in November 2026?

Avoid the nights around the full moon on Tue 24 Nov, when moonlight washes out the glow.

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

19:30 is the darker choice on 15 nights; 21:00 is the darker choice on 5 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).