Plate V
Atacama
Near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
22.91° S, 68.20° W
15 October · 19:19 local time · Sun 3° above the horizon
One of the driest places on Earth outside the poles: salt flats, eroded ridges and volcanoes on the high plateau of northern Chile, under some of the clearest night skies anywhere.
At sunset the ridges of the Valle de la Luna go red while the volcanoes behind them turn violet.
A day here
- 07:18
Drive up to the salt flats for first light on the lagoons.
- 13:18
Keep the bright middle of the day for rest; San Pedro sits near 2,400 metres.
- 19:17
Watch the ridges go red from the valley rim, then stay for the stars.
on 15 October, local time
Sun through the year
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:00 | 20:23 | 13 h 23 min | — |
| February | 07:21 | 20:11 | 12 h 50 min | — |
| March | 07:34 | 19:48 | 12 h 14 min | Best |
| April | 06:45 | 18:19 | 11 h 33 min | Best |
| May | 06:58 | 17:59 | 11 h 1 min | Best |
| June | 07:11 | 17:55 | 10 h 44 min | — |
| July | 07:13 | 18:04 | 10 h 51 min | — |
| August | 06:57 | 18:17 | 11 h 19 min | — |
| September | 07:29 | 19:26 | 11 h 57 min | Best |
| October | 07:00 | 19:37 | 12 h 37 min | Best |
| November | 06:40 | 19:54 | 13 h 13 min | Best |
| December | 06:41 | 20:14 | 13 h 32 min | — |