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
86%
2
78%
3
69%
4
59%
5
48%
6
36%
7
26%
8
16%
9
8%
10
3%
11
0%
12
0%
13
3%
14
9%
15
16%
16
24%
17
33%
18
43%
19
53%
20
62%
21
71%
22
79%
23
86%
24
92%
25
97%
26
99%
27
100%
28
99%
29
95%
Darkest night
Sat 11 February · 0%
Fullest
Mon 27 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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