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
5%
2
1%
3
0%
4
1%
5
4%
6
8%
7
14%
8
21%
9
29%
10
38%
11
48%
12
57%
13
67%
14
76%
15
85%
16
92%
17
97%
18
100%
19
100%
20
97%
21
91%
22
83%
23
74%
24
63%
25
52%
26
41%
27
30%
28
21%
Darkest night
Wed 3 February · 0%
Fullest
Thu 18 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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