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
78%
2
68%
3
57%
4
45%
5
34%
6
24%
7
15%
8
8%
9
3%
10
0%
11
0%
12
2%
13
6%
14
11%
15
18%
16
26%
17
35%
18
44%
19
54%
20
63%
21
72%
22
81%
23
88%
24
94%
25
98%
26
100%
27
99%
28
96%
Darkest night
Wed 10 February · 0%
Fullest
Fri 26 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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