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
99%
2
96%
3
92%
4
86%
5
79%
6
70%
7
61%
8
52%
9
42%
10
32%
11
22%
12
14%
13
7%
14
2%
15
0%
16
1%
17
5%
18
11%
19
20%
20
30%
21
41%
22
52%
23
62%
24
72%
25
81%
26
88%
27
93%
28
97%
29
100%
Darkest night
Fri 15 February · 0%
Fullest
Fri 29 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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