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
83%
2
90%
3
96%
4
99%
5
100%
6
99%
7
96%
8
92%
9
86%
10
79%
11
71%
12
62%
13
52%
14
43%
15
33%
16
24%
17
15%
18
8%
19
3%
20
0%
21
0%
22
3%
23
9%
24
17%
25
27%
26
38%
27
49%
28
60%
Darkest night
Wed 20 February · 0%
Fullest
Tue 5 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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