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
13%
2
21%
3
30%
4
40%
5
51%
6
63%
7
73%
8
83%
9
91%
10
97%
11
100%
12
100%
13
97%
14
92%
15
85%
16
77%
17
68%
18
58%
19
48%
20
39%
21
30%
22
22%
23
15%
24
8%
25
4%
26
1%
27
0%
28
1%
29
4%
30
10%
31
17%
Darkest night
Wed 27 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 11 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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