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
20%
2
28%
3
38%
4
49%
5
60%
6
71%
7
81%
8
89%
9
95%
10
99%
11
100%
12
98%
13
93%
14
86%
15
78%
16
68%
17
58%
18
48%
19
39%
20
30%
21
22%
22
14%
23
8%
24
4%
25
1%
26
0%
27
1%
28
4%
29
9%
Darkest night
Tue 26 February · 0%
Fullest
Mon 11 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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