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
17%
2
26%
3
37%
4
48%
5
60%
6
70%
7
80%
8
88%
9
94%
10
98%
11
100%
12
100%
13
98%
14
94%
15
88%
16
81%
17
73%
18
65%
19
56%
20
46%
21
36%
22
27%
23
18%
24
11%
25
5%
26
1%
27
0%
28
2%
Darkest night
Thu 27 February · 0%
Fullest
Tue 11 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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