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
32%
2
23%
3
15%
4
8%
5
3%
6
1%
7
0%
8
2%
9
7%
10
14%
11
24%
12
34%
13
45%
14
57%
15
68%
16
77%
17
86%
18
92%
19
97%
20
99%
21
100%
22
98%
23
95%
24
90%
25
84%
26
76%
27
68%
28
59%
29
49%
30
40%
31
30%
Darkest night
Sat 7 January · 0%
Fullest
Sat 21 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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