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
95%
2
89%
3
81%
4
72%
5
61%
6
50%
7
38%
8
28%
9
18%
10
10%
11
4%
12
1%
13
0%
14
2%
15
5%
16
11%
17
18%
18
26%
19
35%
20
44%
21
53%
22
63%
23
72%
24
80%
25
87%
26
93%
27
98%
28
100%
29
100%
Darkest night
Thu 13 February · 0%
Fullest
Fri 28 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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