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
90%
2
81%
3
71%
4
61%
5
50%
6
40%
7
30%
8
22%
9
14%
10
8%
11
4%
12
1%
13
0%
14
1%
15
3%
16
8%
17
14%
18
21%
19
29%
20
39%
21
49%
22
60%
23
71%
24
81%
25
89%
26
95%
27
99%
28
100%
29
98%
30
93%
31
85%
Darkest night
Thu 13 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 28 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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