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
60%
2
50%
3
41%
4
32%
5
23%
6
16%
7
9%
8
4%
9
1%
10
0%
11
1%
12
5%
13
11%
14
19%
15
29%
16
39%
17
51%
18
62%
19
73%
20
82%
21
90%
22
96%
23
99%
24
100%
25
99%
26
96%
27
91%
28
84%
Darkest night
Mon 10 February · 0%
Fullest
Mon 24 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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