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
92%
2
96%
3
99%
4
100%
5
99%
6
96%
7
92%
8
86%
9
78%
10
70%
11
61%
12
51%
13
41%
14
31%
15
22%
16
13%
17
7%
18
2%
19
0%
20
1%
21
5%
22
12%
23
20%
24
30%
25
41%
26
52%
27
63%
28
72%
Darkest night
Wed 19 February · 0%
Fullest
Tue 4 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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