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
26%
2
18%
3
11%
4
6%
5
2%
6
0%
7
0%
8
2%
9
5%
10
10%
11
17%
12
25%
13
35%
14
45%
15
56%
16
67%
17
77%
18
86%
19
93%
20
98%
21
100%
22
99%
23
95%
24
89%
25
81%
26
71%
27
62%
28
52%
Darkest night
Fri 6 February · 0%
Fullest
Sat 21 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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