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
77%
2
84%
3
91%
4
96%
5
99%
6
100%
7
99%
8
95%
9
89%
10
80%
11
70%
12
60%
13
48%
14
37%
15
26%
16
17%
17
10%
18
4%
19
1%
20
0%
21
1%
22
4%
23
9%
24
16%
25
23%
26
32%
27
41%
28
50%
29
60%
30
69%
31
78%
Darkest night
Sun 20 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 6 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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