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
2%
2
7%
3
14%
4
22%
5
33%
6
44%
7
55%
8
66%
9
77%
10
85%
11
92%
12
97%
13
100%
14
100%
15
98%
16
94%
17
89%
18
82%
19
74%
20
65%
21
56%
22
46%
23
37%
24
28%
25
19%
26
12%
27
6%
28
2%
29
0%
Darkest night
Thu 29 February · 0%
Fullest
Tue 13 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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