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
7%
2
15%
3
24%
4
33%
5
44%
6
54%
7
63%
8
72%
9
80%
10
87%
11
93%
12
97%
13
99%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
91%
18
84%
19
76%
20
67%
21
56%
22
45%
23
34%
24
23%
25
14%
26
7%
27
2%
28
0%
Darkest night
Fri 28 February · 0%
Fullest
Fri 14 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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