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
26%
2
35%
3
45%
4
55%
5
66%
6
76%
7
85%
8
93%
9
98%
10
100%
11
99%
12
95%
13
89%
14
81%
15
71%
16
61%
17
51%
18
41%
19
31%
20
23%
21
15%
22
9%
23
5%
24
1%
25
0%
26
1%
27
3%
28
7%
29
13%
30
20%
31
29%
Darkest night
Fri 25 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 10 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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