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
5%
2
11%
3
19%
4
29%
5
40%
6
52%
7
63%
8
73%
9
82%
10
89%
11
95%
12
98%
13
100%
14
100%
15
97%
16
94%
17
88%
18
82%
19
74%
20
65%
21
56%
22
46%
23
36%
24
26%
25
17%
26
10%
27
4%
28
1%
29
0%
30
3%
31
8%
Darkest night
Fri 29 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 13 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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