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
9%
2
16%
3
25%
4
35%
5
46%
6
57%
7
68%
8
78%
9
87%
10
94%
11
98%
12
100%
13
99%
14
96%
15
90%
16
83%
17
75%
18
66%
19
57%
20
47%
21
38%
22
29%
23
21%
24
13%
25
7%
26
3%
27
0%
28
0%
29
2%
Darkest night
Sat 27 February · 0%
Fullest
Fri 12 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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