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
51%
2
61%
3
70%
4
79%
5
87%
6
94%
7
98%
8
100%
9
99%
10
95%
11
89%
12
80%
13
70%
14
59%
15
48%
16
37%
17
27%
18
18%
19
11%
20
6%
21
2%
22
0%
23
0%
24
2%
25
6%
26
11%
27
17%
28
25%
29
34%
Darkest night
Sat 22 February · 0%
Fullest
Sat 8 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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