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
24%
2
33%
3
42%
4
52%
5
62%
6
72%
7
81%
8
89%
9
95%
10
99%
11
100%
12
98%
13
93%
14
85%
15
76%
16
66%
17
55%
18
44%
19
34%
20
25%
21
17%
22
10%
23
5%
24
2%
25
0%
26
0%
27
2%
28
6%
Darkest night
Thu 25 February · 0%
Fullest
Thu 11 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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