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
81%
2
73%
3
63%
4
52%
5
42%
6
31%
7
21%
8
12%
9
5%
10
1%
11
0%
12
2%
13
6%
14
13%
15
22%
16
31%
17
41%
18
51%
19
61%
20
70%
21
78%
22
85%
23
91%
24
96%
25
99%
26
100%
27
99%
28
97%
29
92%
30
86%
31
78%
Darkest night
Wed 11 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 26 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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