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
6%
3
2%
4
0%
5
1%
6
3%
7
8%
8
14%
9
21%
10
29%
11
38%
12
47%
13
57%
14
66%
15
75%
16
84%
17
91%
18
96%
19
99%
20
100%
21
98%
22
93%
23
86%
24
77%
25
67%
26
56%
27
44%
28
34%
Darkest night
Wed 4 February · 0%
Fullest
Fri 20 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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