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
0%
2
1%
3
4%
4
9%
5
17%
6
26%
7
35%
8
45%
9
55%
10
64%
11
73%
12
81%
13
88%
14
93%
15
97%
16
100%
17
100%
18
98%
19
95%
20
89%
21
82%
22
73%
23
63%
24
52%
25
40%
26
29%
27
19%
28
11%
Darkest night
Mon 1 February · 0%
Fullest
Tue 16 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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