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
100%
2
99%
3
97%
4
92%
5
87%
6
79%
7
71%
8
63%
9
53%
10
44%
11
34%
12
25%
13
17%
14
9%
15
4%
16
1%
17
0%
18
2%
19
7%
20
14%
21
24%
22
34%
23
45%
24
57%
25
67%
26
77%
27
85%
28
92%
29
96%
30
99%
31
100%
Darkest night
Thu 17 January · 0%
Fullest
Tue 1 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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