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
54%
2
43%
3
32%
4
22%
5
13%
6
6%
7
2%
8
0%
9
1%
10
6%
11
12%
12
21%
13
30%
14
40%
15
51%
16
60%
17
70%
18
78%
19
85%
20
91%
21
96%
22
99%
23
100%
24
99%
25
97%
26
92%
27
86%
28
79%
29
69%
30
59%
31
48%
Darkest night
Sun 8 January · 0%
Fullest
Mon 23 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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