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
7%
2
3%
3
0%
4
0%
5
1%
6
5%
7
9%
8
16%
9
23%
10
32%
11
42%
12
52%
13
63%
14
74%
15
83%
16
91%
17
97%
18
100%
19
100%
20
97%
21
91%
22
83%
23
74%
24
64%
25
53%
26
43%
27
34%
28
25%
Darkest night
Sun 3 February · 0%
Fullest
Mon 18 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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