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
39%
2
50%
3
61%
4
72%
5
82%
6
90%
7
96%
8
99%
9
100%
10
97%
11
93%
12
86%
13
77%
14
68%
15
58%
16
48%
17
39%
18
30%
19
22%
20
14%
21
8%
22
4%
23
1%
24
0%
25
1%
26
4%
27
9%
28
16%
29
24%
30
34%
31
45%
Darkest night
Sun 24 January · 0%
Fullest
Sat 9 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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