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
4%
2
1%
3
0%
4
2%
5
6%
6
12%
7
20%
8
28%
9
37%
10
47%
11
56%
12
65%
13
74%
14
82%
15
89%
16
94%
17
98%
18
100%
19
99%
20
97%
21
92%
22
84%
23
75%
24
65%
25
54%
26
42%
27
31%
28
21%
Darkest night
Sat 3 February · 0%
Fullest
Sun 18 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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