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
56%
2
67%
3
77%
4
86%
5
93%
6
98%
7
100%
8
99%
9
95%
10
88%
11
80%
12
70%
13
60%
14
50%
15
40%
16
31%
17
22%
18
15%
19
9%
20
4%
21
1%
22
0%
23
1%
24
3%
25
7%
26
13%
27
21%
28
30%
Darkest night
Thu 22 February · 0%
Fullest
Wed 7 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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