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
49%
2
59%
3
68%
4
76%
5
84%
6
90%
7
95%
8
99%
9
100%
10
99%
11
96%
12
91%
13
84%
14
75%
15
65%
16
54%
17
43%
18
32%
19
21%
20
13%
21
6%
22
2%
23
0%
24
1%
25
4%
26
9%
27
15%
28
23%
Darkest night
Tue 23 February · 0%
Fullest
Tue 9 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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