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 24%
2 16%
3 9%
4 4%
5 1%
6 0%
7 1%
8 5%
9 11%
10 19%
11 28%
12 39%
13 50%
14 62%
15 72%
16 82%
17 90%
18 95%
19 99%
20 100%
21 99%
22 96%
23 91%
24 84%
25 76%
26 68%
27 59%
28 50%
29 40%

Darkest night

Wed 6 February · 0%

Fullest

Wed 20 February · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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