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
30%
2
41%
3
53%
4
63%
5
74%
6
82%
7
89%
8
95%
9
98%
10
100%
11
100%
12
97%
13
93%
14
88%
15
81%
16
73%
17
64%
18
55%
19
45%
20
35%
21
25%
22
17%
23
9%
24
3%
25
0%
26
0%
27
3%
28
9%
Darkest night
Wed 25 February · 0%
Fullest
Tue 10 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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