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
99%
2
97%
3
91%
4
83%
5
74%
6
63%
7
52%
8
40%
9
30%
10
20%
11
12%
12
6%
13
2%
14
0%
15
0%
16
3%
17
6%
18
12%
19
19%
20
27%
21
35%
22
45%
23
54%
24
64%
25
73%
26
82%
27
90%
28
95%
29
99%
Darkest night
Mon 14 February · 0%
Fullest
Tue 1 February · 99%
Nights worth the drive
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