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
66%
2
55%
3
43%
4
32%
5
22%
6
13%
7
6%
8
2%
9
0%
10
1%
11
4%
12
10%
13
17%
14
25%
15
34%
16
44%
17
53%
18
62%
19
71%
20
79%
21
87%
22
93%
23
97%
24
99%
25
100%
26
98%
27
94%
28
88%
Darkest night
Sat 9 February · 0%
Fullest
Mon 25 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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