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
24%
2
16%
3
9%
4
4%
5
1%
6
0%
7
1%
8
5%
9
11%
10
19%
11
28%
12
39%
13
50%
14
62%
15
72%
16
82%
17
90%
18
95%
19
99%
20
100%
21
99%
22
96%
23
91%
24
84%
25
76%
26
68%
27
59%
28
50%
29
40%
Darkest night
Wed 6 February · 0%
Fullest
Wed 20 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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