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
57%
2
68%
3
78%
4
87%
5
94%
6
98%
7
100%
8
99%
9
96%
10
90%
11
83%
12
75%
13
66%
14
57%
15
47%
16
38%
17
29%
18
21%
19
13%
20
8%
21
3%
22
1%
23
0%
24
2%
25
6%
26
12%
27
21%
28
30%
Darkest night
Tue 23 February · 0%
Fullest
Sun 7 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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