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
100%
2
99%
3
95%
4
89%
5
80%
6
70%
7
60%
8
49%
9
39%
10
30%
11
21%
12
14%
13
8%
14
4%
15
1%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
8%
20
14%
21
21%
22
30%
23
40%
24
51%
25
61%
26
72%
27
82%
28
90%
29
96%
30
99%
31
100%
Darkest night
Sun 16 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 1 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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