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
52%
2
41%
3
30%
4
20%
5
11%
6
5%
7
1%
8
0%
9
2%
10
7%
11
14%
12
22%
13
32%
14
42%
15
52%
16
61%
17
70%
18
79%
19
86%
20
92%
21
96%
22
99%
23
100%
24
99%
25
96%
26
92%
27
85%
28
77%
Darkest night
Tue 8 February · 0%
Fullest
Wed 23 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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