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
100%
2
98%
3
92%
4
85%
5
76%
6
67%
7
56%
8
46%
9
37%
10
28%
11
20%
12
13%
13
7%
14
3%
15
1%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
9%
20
16%
21
24%
22
34%
23
44%
24
55%
25
67%
26
77%
27
86%
28
93%
Darkest night
Thu 16 February · 0%
Fullest
Wed 1 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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