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
41%
2
50%
3
60%
4
69%
5
78%
6
86%
7
93%
8
97%
9
100%
10
100%
11
97%
12
91%
13
83%
14
74%
15
63%
16
52%
17
40%
18
30%
19
21%
20
13%
21
7%
22
3%
23
0%
24
0%
25
2%
26
5%
27
10%
28
17%
Darkest night
Sat 23 February · 0%
Fullest
Sat 9 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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