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
86%
2
92%
3
97%
4
100%
5
100%
6
97%
7
91%
8
84%
9
74%
10
63%
11
52%
12
41%
13
30%
14
21%
15
13%
16
7%
17
3%
18
0%
19
0%
20
2%
21
5%
22
10%
23
17%
24
24%
25
33%
26
42%
27
52%
28
62%
Darkest night
Mon 18 February · 0%
Fullest
Mon 4 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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