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 80%
3 70%
4 59%
5 47%
6 37%
7 26%
8 18%
9 10%
10 5%
11 2%
12 0%
13 1%
14 3%
15 7%
16 12%
17 19%
18 27%
19 36%
20 45%
21 55%
22 65%
23 75%
24 84%
25 91%
26 97%
27 100%
28 100%

Darkest night

Mon 12 February · 0%

Fullest

Tue 27 February · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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