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
67%
2
76%
3
83%
4
90%
5
95%
6
98%
7
100%
8
99%
9
97%
10
92%
11
85%
12
77%
13
67%
14
56%
15
44%
16
33%
17
23%
18
14%
19
7%
20
2%
21
0%
22
1%
23
3%
24
8%
25
15%
26
22%
27
31%
28
40%
29
49%
30
59%
31
68%
Darkest night
Fri 21 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 7 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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