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
100%
2
100%
3
99%
4
95%
5
91%
6
84%
7
77%
8
68%
9
58%
10
48%
11
37%
12
27%
13
17%
14
9%
15
3%
16
0%
17
0%
18
3%
19
9%
20
17%
21
26%
22
36%
23
47%
24
57%
25
66%
26
75%
27
83%
28
89%
29
94%
Darkest night
Tue 16 February · 0%
Fullest
Mon 1 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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