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
32%
2
24%
3
16%
4
10%
5
5%
6
1%
7
0%
8
1%
9
4%
10
9%
11
16%
12
24%
13
35%
14
46%
15
57%
16
68%
17
79%
18
87%
19
94%
20
98%
21
100%
22
99%
23
96%
24
91%
25
85%
26
77%
27
68%
28
59%
Darkest night
Wed 7 February · 0%
Fullest
Wed 21 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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