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
34%
2
44%
3
54%
4
64%
5
74%
6
84%
7
91%
8
97%
9
100%
10
100%
11
96%
12
91%
13
82%
14
73%
15
63%
16
52%
17
42%
18
32%
19
23%
20
16%
21
9%
22
5%
23
1%
24
0%
25
0%
26
3%
27
7%
28
12%
29
19%
Darkest night
Thu 24 February · 0%
Fullest
Wed 9 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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