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
9%
2
4%
3
1%
4
0%
5
2%
6
6%
7
13%
8
22%
9
32%
10
43%
11
55%
12
66%
13
76%
14
85%
15
92%
16
97%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
95%
21
90%
22
84%
23
76%
24
68%
25
59%
26
49%
27
40%
28
30%
Darkest night
Wed 4 February · 0%
Fullest
Wed 18 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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