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 17%
2 11%
3 6%
4 2%
5 0%
6 0%
7 2%
8 6%
9 12%
10 19%
11 28%
12 37%
13 48%
14 59%
15 70%
16 81%
17 89%
18 95%
19 99%
20 100%
21 98%
22 93%
23 87%
24 79%
25 70%
26 60%
27 51%
28 41%

Darkest night

Fri 5 February · 0%

Fullest

Sat 20 February · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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