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
88%
2
80%
3
70%
4
59%
5
47%
6
37%
7
26%
8
18%
9
10%
10
5%
11
2%
12
0%
13
1%
14
3%
15
7%
16
12%
17
19%
18
27%
19
36%
20
45%
21
55%
22
65%
23
75%
24
84%
25
91%
26
97%
27
100%
28
100%
Darkest night
Mon 12 February · 0%
Fullest
Tue 27 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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