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 9%
2 16%
3 25%
4 35%
5 46%
6 57%
7 68%
8 78%
9 87%
10 94%
11 98%
12 100%
13 99%
14 96%
15 90%
16 83%
17 75%
18 66%
19 57%
20 47%
21 38%
22 29%
23 21%
24 13%
25 7%
26 3%
27 0%
28 0%
29 2%

Darkest night

Sat 27 February · 0%

Fullest

Fri 12 February · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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