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
42%
2
33%
3
24%
4
16%
5
10%
6
5%
7
1%
8
0%
9
1%
10
4%
11
10%
12
18%
13
27%
14
38%
15
49%
16
61%
17
72%
18
81%
19
89%
20
95%
21
99%
22
100%
23
99%
24
96%
25
91%
26
85%
27
77%
28
69%
29
60%
30
50%
31
41%
Darkest night
Thu 8 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 22 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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