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
31%
2
41%
3
52%
4
62%
5
71%
6
80%
7
87%
8
92%
9
97%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
96%
14
92%
15
86%
16
78%
17
69%
18
59%
19
49%
20
38%
21
27%
22
18%
23
9%
24
3%
25
0%
26
0%
27
3%
28
9%
Darkest night
Sun 25 February · 0%
Fullest
Sun 11 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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