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
76%
2
83%
3
90%
4
95%
5
98%
6
100%
7
100%
8
97%
9
93%
10
87%
11
79%
12
69%
13
59%
14
48%
15
36%
16
26%
17
16%
18
8%
19
3%
20
0%
21
0%
22
3%
23
8%
24
14%
25
22%
26
31%
27
41%
28
50%
Darkest night
Thu 20 February · 0%
Fullest
Thu 6 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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