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
98%
2
100%
3
99%
4
97%
5
92%
6
86%
7
79%
8
71%
9
62%
10
53%
11
43%
12
34%
13
25%
14
17%
15
10%
16
4%
17
1%
18
0%
19
2%
20
7%
21
14%
22
23%
23
33%
24
44%
25
55%
26
66%
27
76%
28
85%
Darkest night
Sat 18 February · 0%
Fullest
Thu 2 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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