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
94%
2
98%
3
100%
4
100%
5
98%
6
94%
7
89%
8
81%
9
73%
10
63%
11
52%
12
41%
13
30%
14
20%
15
11%
16
5%
17
1%
18
0%
19
2%
20
6%
21
13%
22
21%
23
30%
24
40%
25
49%
26
59%
27
68%
28
76%
29
84%
Darkest night
Sun 18 February · 0%
Fullest
Sat 3 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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