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
7%
2
15%
3
24%
4
35%
5
46%
6
57%
7
67%
8
76%
9
84%
10
91%
11
96%
12
99%
13
100%
14
99%
15
97%
16
93%
17
87%
18
80%
19
72%
20
63%
21
53%
22
43%
23
33%
24
23%
25
14%
26
7%
27
2%
28
0%
Darkest night
Mon 28 February · 0%
Fullest
Sun 13 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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