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
88%
3
80%
4
72%
5
62%
6
51%
7
40%
8
29%
9
19%
10
11%
11
4%
12
1%
13
0%
14
2%
15
7%
16
14%
17
23%
18
32%
19
42%
20
52%
21
61%
22
70%
23
79%
24
86%
25
92%
26
96%
27
99%
28
100%
Darkest night
Sun 13 February · 0%
Fullest
Mon 28 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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