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
1%
2
6%
3
12%
4
21%
5
31%
6
41%
7
52%
8
62%
9
71%
10
80%
11
87%
12
92%
13
97%
14
99%
15
100%
16
99%
17
96%
18
92%
19
86%
20
78%
21
69%
22
59%
23
48%
24
38%
25
27%
26
17%
27
9%
28
3%
Darkest night
Fri 1 February · 1%
Fullest
Fri 15 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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