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 7%
2 3%
3 0%
4 0%
5 1%
6 5%
7 9%
8 16%
9 23%
10 32%
11 42%
12 52%
13 63%
14 74%
15 83%
16 91%
17 97%
18 100%
19 100%
20 97%
21 91%
22 83%
23 74%
24 64%
25 53%
26 43%
27 34%
28 25%

Darkest night

Sun 3 February · 0%

Fullest

Mon 18 February · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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