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 74%
2 65%
3 54%
4 44%
5 33%
6 23%
7 14%
8 7%
9 2%
10 0%
11 1%
12 5%
13 12%
14 20%
15 30%
16 40%
17 50%
18 60%
19 70%
20 78%
21 85%
22 91%
23 96%
24 99%
25 100%
26 99%
27 97%
28 93%
29 87%

Darkest night

Tue 10 February · 0%

Fullest

Wed 25 February · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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