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
79%
3
69%
4
59%
5
48%
6
38%
7
29%
8
21%
9
13%
10
8%
11
3%
12
1%
13
0%
14
1%
15
4%
16
8%
17
14%
18
22%
19
31%
20
41%
21
52%
22
62%
23
73%
24
83%
25
91%
26
97%
27
100%
28
100%
Darkest night
Sat 13 February · 0%
Fullest
Sat 27 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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