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
64%
2
52%
3
41%
4
30%
5
21%
6
13%
7
6%
8
2%
9
0%
10
0%
11
2%
12
6%
13
12%
14
19%
15
27%
16
35%
17
45%
18
54%
19
64%
20
73%
21
82%
22
89%
23
95%
24
99%
25
100%
26
98%
27
94%
28
87%
Darkest night
Wed 9 February · 0%
Fullest
Fri 25 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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