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
68%
2
59%
3
49%
4
39%
5
30%
6
21%
7
13%
8
6%
9
2%
10
0%
11
1%
12
5%
13
12%
14
20%
15
31%
16
42%
17
53%
18
63%
19
73%
20
82%
21
89%
22
94%
23
98%
24
100%
25
100%
26
98%
27
94%
28
89%
Darkest night
Fri 10 February · 0%
Fullest
Fri 24 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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