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 32%
2 24%
3 16%
4 10%
5 5%
6 1%
7 0%
8 1%
9 4%
10 9%
11 16%
12 24%
13 35%
14 46%
15 57%
16 68%
17 79%
18 87%
19 94%
20 98%
21 100%
22 99%
23 96%
24 91%
25 85%
26 77%
27 68%
28 59%

Darkest night

Wed 7 February · 0%

Fullest

Wed 21 February · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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