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
81%
2
88%
3
94%
4
97%
5
100%
6
100%
7
99%
8
95%
9
91%
10
84%
11
77%
12
68%
13
58%
14
48%
15
37%
16
26%
17
17%
18
9%
19
3%
20
0%
21
0%
22
4%
23
9%
24
17%
25
27%
26
37%
27
47%
28
57%
Darkest night
Sun 20 February · 0%
Fullest
Sat 5 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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