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
1%
2
3%
3
8%
4
14%
5
21%
6
29%
7
38%
8
47%
9
57%
10
66%
11
75%
12
83%
13
90%
14
96%
15
99%
16
100%
17
98%
18
94%
19
87%
20
78%
21
67%
22
56%
23
45%
24
34%
25
24%
26
16%
27
9%
28
4%
Darkest night
Sat 1 February · 1%
Fullest
Sun 16 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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