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
3%
2
8%
3
14%
4
22%
5
31%
6
42%
7
53%
8
64%
9
75%
10
84%
11
92%
12
97%
13
100%
14
99%
15
97%
16
91%
17
84%
18
76%
19
67%
20
57%
21
47%
22
38%
23
29%
24
21%
25
14%
26
8%
27
3%
28
1%
Darkest night
Sat 28 February · 1%
Fullest
Fri 13 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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