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
84%
2
90%
3
95%
4
99%
5
100%
6
99%
7
97%
8
92%
9
85%
10
76%
11
66%
12
55%
13
43%
14
32%
15
22%
16
13%
17
6%
18
2%
19
0%
20
1%
21
4%
22
9%
23
15%
24
23%
25
32%
26
41%
27
50%
28
60%
29
69%
Darkest night
Thu 19 February · 0%
Fullest
Thu 5 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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