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
28%
2
39%
3
50%
4
61%
5
72%
6
82%
7
90%
8
96%
9
99%
10
100%
11
98%
12
95%
13
89%
14
82%
15
74%
16
65%
17
56%
18
47%
19
37%
20
29%
21
20%
22
13%
23
7%
24
2%
25
0%
26
0%
27
3%
28
8%
Darkest night
Sat 25 February · 0%
Fullest
Fri 10 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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