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
50%
2
39%
3
28%
4
18%
5
10%
6
4%
7
1%
8
0%
9
2%
10
5%
11
11%
12
18%
13
26%
14
35%
15
44%
16
53%
17
63%
18
72%
19
80%
20
87%
21
93%
22
98%
23
100%
24
100%
25
97%
26
92%
27
85%
28
76%
Darkest night
Sat 8 February · 0%
Fullest
Sun 23 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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