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
6%
2
12%
3
20%
4
28%
5
37%
6
47%
7
56%
8
65%
9
74%
10
82%
11
89%
12
94%
13
98%
14
100%
15
100%
16
97%
17
92%
18
85%
19
76%
20
66%
21
54%
22
43%
23
32%
24
22%
25
13%
26
6%
27
2%
28
0%
Darkest night
Tue 28 February · 0%
Fullest
Tue 14 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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