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 66%
2 55%
3 43%
4 32%
5 22%
6 13%
7 6%
8 2%
9 0%
10 1%
11 4%
12 10%
13 17%
14 25%
15 34%
16 44%
17 53%
18 62%
19 71%
20 79%
21 87%
22 93%
23 97%
24 99%
25 100%
26 98%
27 94%
28 88%

Darkest night

Sat 9 February · 0%

Fullest

Mon 25 February · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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