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
36%
2
26%
3
17%
4
9%
5
3%
6
0%
7
0%
8
4%
9
9%
10
17%
11
27%
12
37%
13
48%
14
58%
15
68%
16
77%
17
84%
18
91%
19
95%
20
99%
21
100%
22
100%
23
97%
24
93%
25
88%
26
81%
27
73%
28
63%
Darkest night
Thu 6 February · 0%
Fullest
Fri 21 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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