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
89%
2
94%
3
98%
4
100%
5
100%
6
98%
7
95%
8
90%
9
83%
10
75%
11
66%
12
55%
13
45%
14
34%
15
23%
16
14%
17
7%
18
2%
19
0%
20
1%
21
5%
22
11%
23
19%
24
29%
25
39%
26
49%
27
58%
28
68%
Darkest night
Sun 19 February · 0%
Fullest
Sat 4 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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