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
74%
2
65%
3
54%
4
44%
5
33%
6
23%
7
14%
8
7%
9
2%
10
0%
11
1%
12
5%
13
12%
14
20%
15
30%
16
40%
17
50%
18
60%
19
70%
20
78%
21
85%
22
91%
23
96%
24
99%
25
100%
26
99%
27
97%
28
93%
29
87%
Darkest night
Tue 10 February · 0%
Fullest
Wed 25 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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