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
25%
2
17%
3
11%
4
6%
5
2%
6
0%
7
0%
8
2%
9
7%
10
13%
11
20%
12
30%
13
40%
14
51%
15
63%
16
73%
17
83%
18
91%
19
97%
20
100%
21
100%
22
97%
23
93%
24
86%
25
79%
26
70%
27
61%
28
51%
29
42%
30
33%
31
24%
Darkest night
Sat 6 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 20 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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