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
21%
2
13%
3
6%
4
2%
5
0%
6
1%
7
5%
8
11%
9
20%
10
30%
11
41%
12
52%
13
63%
14
73%
15
82%
16
89%
17
94%
18
98%
19
100%
20
100%
21
98%
22
94%
23
89%
24
83%
25
75%
26
66%
27
57%
28
47%
Darkest night
Sun 5 February · 0%
Fullest
Sun 19 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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