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
41%
2
52%
3
64%
4
74%
5
84%
6
92%
7
97%
8
100%
9
100%
10
97%
11
91%
12
84%
13
76%
14
67%
15
57%
16
48%
17
38%
18
29%
19
21%
20
14%
21
8%
22
4%
23
1%
24
0%
25
1%
26
5%
27
10%
28
18%
Darkest night
Tue 24 February · 0%
Fullest
Sun 8 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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