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
69%
2
77%
3
85%
4
92%
5
96%
6
99%
7
100%
8
98%
9
94%
10
87%
11
78%
12
68%
13
56%
14
45%
15
34%
16
24%
17
15%
18
8%
19
3%
20
1%
21
0%
22
2%
23
5%
24
10%
25
16%
26
24%
27
32%
28
42%
29
51%
Darkest night
Tue 21 February · 0%
Fullest
Tue 7 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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