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
32%
2
41%
3
50%
4
59%
5
69%
6
77%
7
85%
8
92%
9
97%
10
99%
11
100%
12
98%
13
93%
14
86%
15
77%
16
67%
17
56%
18
45%
19
34%
20
24%
21
15%
22
8%
23
3%
24
1%
25
0%
26
2%
27
5%
28
10%
Darkest night
Sun 25 February · 0%
Fullest
Sun 11 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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