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
16%
2
25%
3
36%
4
47%
5
58%
6
68%
7
77%
8
85%
9
91%
10
96%
11
99%
12
100%
13
99%
14
97%
15
93%
16
87%
17
80%
18
72%
19
63%
20
53%
21
43%
22
32%
23
23%
24
14%
25
7%
26
2%
27
0%
28
1%
29
5%
30
12%
31
21%
Darkest night
Sat 27 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 12 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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