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
96%
2
91%
3
83%
4
74%
5
65%
6
55%
7
45%
8
36%
9
27%
10
19%
11
12%
12
7%
13
3%
14
0%
15
0%
16
2%
17
5%
18
11%
19
18%
20
27%
21
37%
22
48%
23
59%
24
70%
25
81%
26
89%
27
95%
28
99%
Darkest night
Wed 14 February · 0%
Fullest
Wed 28 February · 99%
Nights worth the drive
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