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
11%
3
6%
4
2%
5
0%
6
0%
7
2%
8
6%
9
12%
10
19%
11
28%
12
37%
13
48%
14
59%
15
70%
16
81%
17
89%
18
95%
19
99%
20
100%
21
98%
22
93%
23
87%
24
79%
25
70%
26
60%
27
51%
28
41%
Darkest night
Fri 5 February · 0%
Fullest
Sat 20 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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