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
10%
2
5%
3
2%
4
0%
5
0%
6
3%
7
7%
8
13%
9
21%
10
31%
11
41%
12
52%
13
64%
14
74%
15
84%
16
92%
17
97%
18
100%
19
100%
20
97%
21
92%
22
86%
23
78%
24
69%
25
60%
26
50%
27
41%
28
32%
29
23%
Darkest night
Fri 4 February · 0%
Fullest
Fri 18 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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