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
98%
2
93%
3
86%
4
77%
5
67%
6
56%
7
45%
8
34%
9
25%
10
16%
11
10%
12
5%
13
1%
14
0%
15
1%
16
3%
17
7%
18
12%
19
19%
20
27%
21
36%
22
46%
23
56%
24
66%
25
76%
26
85%
27
92%
28
97%
29
100%
30
99%
31
96%
Darkest night
Tue 14 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 29 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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