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
96%
2
90%
3
82%
4
72%
5
62%
6
51%
7
40%
8
31%
9
22%
10
14%
11
8%
12
4%
13
1%
14
0%
15
1%
16
3%
17
8%
18
14%
19
21%
20
29%
21
39%
22
49%
23
59%
24
70%
25
80%
26
88%
27
95%
28
99%
Darkest night
Sat 14 February · 0%
Fullest
Sat 28 February · 99%
Nights worth the drive
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