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
100%
2
99%
3
96%
4
92%
5
86%
6
79%
7
71%
8
62%
9
52%
10
43%
11
33%
12
24%
13
15%
14
8%
15
3%
16
0%
17
0%
18
3%
19
9%
20
17%
21
26%
22
37%
23
48%
24
59%
25
70%
26
79%
27
86%
28
93%
Darkest night
Fri 16 February · 0%
Fullest
Thu 1 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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