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
97%
2
99%
3
100%
4
99%
5
96%
6
92%
7
86%
8
79%
9
70%
10
61%
11
51%
12
41%
13
31%
14
22%
15
13%
16
6%
17
2%
18
0%
19
1%
20
6%
21
12%
22
21%
23
31%
24
42%
25
53%
26
63%
27
73%
28
81%
29
88%
30
93%
31
97%
Darkest night
Mon 18 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 3 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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