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
97%
2
100%
3
100%
4
98%
5
94%
6
88%
7
80%
8
72%
9
63%
10
54%
11
45%
12
35%
13
26%
14
18%
15
11%
16
6%
17
2%
18
0%
19
1%
20
4%
21
10%
22
18%
23
27%
24
38%
25
50%
26
61%
27
72%
28
81%
29
89%
30
95%
31
98%
Darkest night
Tue 18 December · 0%
Fullest
Sun 2 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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