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
10%
3
5%
4
1%
5
0%
6
1%
7
4%
8
9%
9
16%
10
26%
11
36%
12
47%
13
59%
14
70%
15
80%
16
88%
17
94%
18
98%
19
100%
20
99%
21
96%
22
91%
23
85%
24
77%
25
69%
26
60%
27
50%
28
41%
29
32%
30
23%
31
15%
Darkest night
Mon 5 January · 0%
Fullest
Mon 19 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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