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
23%
2
15%
3
8%
4
4%
5
1%
6
0%
7
1%
8
4%
9
9%
10
15%
11
22%
12
30%
13
39%
14
49%
15
59%
16
69%
17
78%
18
87%
19
94%
20
98%
21
100%
22
99%
23
95%
24
88%
25
80%
26
69%
27
59%
28
48%
Darkest night
Mon 6 February · 0%
Fullest
Tue 21 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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