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
0%
2
3%
3
9%
4
17%
5
27%
6
37%
7
48%
8
59%
9
69%
10
78%
11
85%
12
91%
13
96%
14
99%
15
100%
16
99%
17
97%
18
93%
19
87%
20
80%
21
72%
22
63%
23
52%
24
42%
25
31%
26
21%
27
13%
28
6%
29
1%
30
0%
31
2%
Darkest night
Mon 1 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 15 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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