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
0%
2
0%
3
3%
4
7%
5
13%
6
20%
7
29%
8
38%
9
47%
10
56%
11
66%
12
74%
13
83%
14
89%
15
95%
16
99%
17
100%
18
99%
19
95%
20
89%
21
81%
22
72%
23
61%
24
49%
25
38%
26
27%
27
18%
28
11%
Darkest night
Fri 1 February · 0%
Fullest
Sun 17 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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