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
2%
2
0%
3
0%
4
2%
5
5%
6
10%
7
17%
8
25%
9
34%
10
45%
11
55%
12
66%
13
77%
14
86%
15
93%
16
98%
17
100%
18
99%
19
95%
20
89%
21
81%
22
72%
23
62%
24
52%
25
42%
26
33%
27
24%
28
17%
29
10%
Darkest night
Sun 2 February · 0%
Fullest
Mon 17 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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