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
68%
2
57%
3
46%
4
35%
5
24%
6
15%
7
8%
8
2%
9
0%
10
1%
11
4%
12
9%
13
16%
14
24%
15
33%
16
43%
17
52%
18
62%
19
71%
20
79%
21
86%
22
92%
23
97%
24
99%
25
100%
26
99%
27
95%
28
89%
29
82%
30
72%
31
62%
Darkest night
Thu 9 January · 0%
Fullest
Sat 25 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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