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
98%
2
100%
3
99%
4
95%
5
89%
6
82%
7
73%
8
64%
9
54%
10
44%
11
35%
12
26%
13
19%
14
12%
15
6%
16
2%
17
0%
18
0%
19
2%
20
7%
21
13%
22
21%
23
31%
24
42%
25
53%
26
64%
27
75%
28
84%
Darkest night
Mon 17 February · 0%
Fullest
Sun 2 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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