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 96%
2 91%
3 83%
4 74%
5 65%
6 55%
7 45%
8 36%
9 27%
10 19%
11 12%
12 7%
13 3%
14 0%
15 0%
16 2%
17 5%
18 11%
19 18%
20 27%
21 37%
22 48%
23 59%
24 70%
25 81%
26 89%
27 95%
28 99%

Darkest night

Wed 14 February · 0%

Fullest

Wed 28 February · 99%

Nights worth the drive

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