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
42%
2
33%
3
24%
4
17%
5
10%
6
5%
7
2%
8
0%
9
0%
10
3%
11
7%
12
13%
13
21%
14
31%
15
42%
16
53%
17
64%
18
75%
19
84%
20
92%
21
97%
22
100%
23
100%
24
97%
25
92%
26
86%
27
78%
28
69%
Darkest night
Wed 8 February · 0%
Fullest
Wed 22 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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