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 69%
2 77%
3 85%
4 92%
5 96%
6 99%
7 100%
8 98%
9 94%
10 87%
11 78%
12 68%
13 56%
14 45%
15 34%
16 24%
17 15%
18 8%
19 3%
20 1%
21 0%
22 2%
23 5%
24 10%
25 16%
26 24%
27 32%
28 42%
29 51%

Darkest night

Tue 21 February · 0%

Fullest

Tue 7 February · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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