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
37%
2
26%
3
16%
4
9%
5
3%
6
0%
7
0%
8
3%
9
8%
10
16%
11
24%
12
33%
13
43%
14
53%
15
62%
16
71%
17
79%
18
86%
19
92%
20
96%
21
99%
22
100%
23
99%
24
95%
25
90%
26
83%
27
74%
28
63%
Darkest night
Mon 6 February · 0%
Fullest
Wed 22 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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