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
83%
2
75%
3
66%
4
56%
5
46%
6
36%
7
26%
8
16%
9
9%
10
3%
11
0%
12
1%
13
4%
14
10%
15
18%
16
27%
17
38%
18
48%
19
59%
20
68%
21
77%
22
85%
23
91%
24
95%
25
99%
26
100%
27
100%
28
97%
Darkest night
Tue 11 February · 0%
Fullest
Wed 26 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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