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
90%
2
95%
3
99%
4
100%
5
99%
6
97%
7
92%
8
87%
9
80%
10
71%
11
63%
12
53%
13
44%
14
34%
15
25%
16
16%
17
9%
18
4%
19
1%
20
0%
21
3%
22
8%
23
16%
24
25%
25
36%
26
47%
27
58%
28
69%
29
78%
30
86%
31
92%
Darkest night
Sun 20 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 4 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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