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
40%
2
31%
3
22%
4
14%
5
8%
6
3%
7
0%
8
0%
9
3%
10
9%
11
17%
12
26%
13
37%
14
48%
15
60%
16
70%
17
79%
18
87%
19
93%
20
97%
21
100%
22
100%
23
98%
24
95%
25
90%
26
83%
27
76%
28
67%
29
58%
Darkest night
Sun 7 February · 0%
Fullest
Sun 21 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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