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
12%
2
18%
3
27%
4
36%
5
46%
6
57%
7
67%
8
77%
9
86%
10
94%
11
98%
12
100%
13
99%
14
95%
15
88%
16
80%
17
70%
18
60%
19
50%
20
40%
21
31%
22
22%
23
15%
24
9%
25
4%
26
1%
27
0%
28
1%
Darkest night
Tue 27 February · 0%
Fullest
Mon 12 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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