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
93%
2
97%
3
100%
4
100%
5
97%
6
93%
7
87%
8
80%
9
71%
10
62%
11
53%
12
44%
13
34%
14
26%
15
18%
16
11%
17
5%
18
1%
19
0%
20
1%
21
5%
22
11%
23
19%
24
29%
25
40%
26
51%
27
62%
28
73%
Darkest night
Sat 19 February · 0%
Fullest
Thu 3 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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