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
97%
2
93%
3
87%
4
80%
5
72%
6
63%
7
53%
8
44%
9
35%
10
26%
11
18%
12
11%
13
5%
14
1%
15
0%
16
1%
17
5%
18
10%
19
19%
20
28%
21
39%
22
51%
23
62%
24
72%
25
82%
26
89%
27
95%
28
99%
Darkest night
Mon 15 February · 0%
Fullest
Sun 28 February · 99%
Nights worth the drive
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