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
58%
2
48%
3
38%
4
28%
5
19%
6
11%
7
5%
8
1%
9
0%
10
2%
11
7%
12
15%
13
24%
14
34%
15
45%
16
56%
17
66%
18
75%
19
83%
20
90%
21
95%
22
98%
23
100%
24
100%
25
98%
26
94%
27
89%
28
82%
29
74%
Darkest night
Fri 9 February · 0%
Fullest
Fri 23 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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