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
6%
2
13%
3
22%
4
32%
5
42%
6
52%
7
62%
8
72%
9
80%
10
87%
11
92%
12
97%
13
99%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
92%
18
85%
19
78%
20
69%
21
58%
22
48%
23
37%
24
26%
25
16%
26
8%
27
3%
28
0%
29
1%
30
4%
31
9%
Darkest night
Wed 28 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 14 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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