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
6%
2
2%
3
0%
4
0%
5
3%
6
7%
7
13%
8
20%
9
28%
10
37%
11
46%
12
56%
13
65%
14
74%
15
83%
16
90%
17
95%
18
99%
19
100%
20
98%
21
94%
22
87%
23
79%
24
68%
25
57%
26
46%
27
35%
28
25%
29
16%
30
9%
31
4%
Darkest night
Sat 3 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 19 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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