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
26%
2
36%
3
47%
4
58%
5
70%
6
80%
7
88%
8
95%
9
99%
10
100%
11
99%
12
95%
13
90%
14
83%
15
75%
16
66%
17
57%
18
47%
19
38%
20
29%
21
21%
22
14%
23
7%
24
3%
25
0%
26
0%
27
2%
28
7%
29
13%
30
22%
31
32%
Darkest night
Thu 25 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 10 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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