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
77%
2
67%
3
57%
4
47%
5
37%
6
28%
7
20%
8
13%
9
7%
10
3%
11
1%
12
0%
13
1%
14
4%
15
9%
16
16%
17
24%
18
33%
19
44%
20
55%
21
66%
22
77%
23
86%
24
93%
25
98%
26
100%
27
99%
28
95%
Darkest night
Sat 12 February · 0%
Fullest
Sat 26 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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