The moon, month by month

Worked out for the Reno area. The dark nights are marked — those are the ones worth driving out for, when the faint things are visible. A bright moon is not a wasted night: it is the best time to look at craters and mountains, and at the planets.

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 18%
2 28%
3 38%
4 49%
5 60%
6 69%
7 78%
8 86%
9 92%
10 96%
11 99%
12 100%
13 99%
14 97%
15 92%
16 87%
17 79%
18 71%
19 62%
20 52%
21 41%
22 30%
23 20%
24 12%
25 5%
26 1%
27 0%
28 2%

Darkest night

Mon 27 February · 0%

Fullest

Sun 12 February · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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