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
0%
2
1%
3
4%
4
9%
5
15%
6
22%
7
31%
8
40%
9
50%
10
60%
11
71%
12
80%
13
89%
14
95%
15
99%
16
100%
17
98%
18
93%
19
86%
20
77%
21
67%
22
56%
23
45%
24
35%
25
26%
26
18%
27
11%
28
6%
29
2%
Darkest night
Wed 1 February · 0%
Fullest
Thu 16 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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