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
67%
2
75%
3
83%
4
89%
5
94%
6
98%
7
100%
8
100%
9
98%
10
94%
11
88%
12
81%
13
72%
14
63%
15
52%
16
40%
17
29%
18
19%
19
11%
20
5%
21
1%
22
0%
23
2%
24
7%
25
13%
26
21%
27
30%
28
40%
Darkest night
Fri 22 February · 0%
Fullest
Thu 7 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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