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
1%
2
0%
3
1%
4
4%
5
8%
6
14%
7
21%
8
29%
9
38%
10
48%
11
57%
12
67%
13
77%
14
85%
15
92%
16
97%
17
100%
18
99%
19
96%
20
90%
21
82%
22
72%
23
62%
24
51%
25
40%
26
30%
27
21%
28
13%
29
7%
30
3%
31
1%
Darkest night
Mon 2 January · 0%
Fullest
Tue 17 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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