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
67%
2
57%
3
47%
4
37%
5
27%
6
17%
7
10%
8
4%
9
0%
10
0%
11
3%
12
9%
13
17%
14
26%
15
36%
16
47%
17
58%
18
67%
19
76%
20
84%
21
90%
22
95%
23
98%
24
100%
25
100%
26
98%
27
94%
28
88%
29
82%
30
73%
31
64%
Darkest night
Fri 9 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 24 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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