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 88%
2 79%
3 69%
4 59%
5 48%
6 38%
7 29%
8 21%
9 13%
10 8%
11 3%
12 1%
13 0%
14 1%
15 4%
16 8%
17 14%
18 22%
19 31%
20 41%
21 52%
22 62%
23 73%
24 83%
25 91%
26 97%
27 100%
28 100%

Darkest night

Sat 13 February · 0%

Fullest

Sat 27 February · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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