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 49%
2 58%
3 67%
4 76%
5 83%
6 90%
7 95%
8 98%
9 100%
10 100%
11 97%
12 93%
13 86%
14 78%
15 68%
16 57%
17 46%
18 34%
19 24%
20 15%
21 7%
22 3%
23 0%
24 0%
25 3%
26 8%
27 15%
28 22%
29 31%
30 40%
31 50%

Darkest night

Sun 23 January · 0%

Fullest

Sun 9 January · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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