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
43%
2
55%
3
66%
4
76%
5
85%
6
92%
7
97%
8
100%
9
100%
10
98%
11
94%
12
89%
13
82%
14
74%
15
65%
16
56%
17
47%
18
37%
19
28%
20
19%
21
12%
22
6%
23
2%
24
0%
25
1%
26
4%
27
10%
28
19%
Darkest night
Sat 24 February · 0%
Fullest
Thu 8 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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