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
50%
2
41%
3
32%
4
23%
5
15%
6
8%
7
4%
8
1%
9
0%
10
2%
11
7%
12
14%
13
22%
14
33%
15
44%
16
55%
17
66%
18
76%
19
85%
20
92%
21
97%
22
99%
23
100%
24
98%
25
95%
26
90%
27
84%
28
76%
Darkest night
Mon 9 February · 0%
Fullest
Mon 23 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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