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
97%
2
92%
3
85%
4
76%
5
66%
6
56%
7
46%
8
37%
9
28%
10
20%
11
13%
12
7%
13
3%
14
1%
15
0%
16
1%
17
5%
18
10%
19
16%
20
25%
21
35%
22
45%
23
57%
24
68%
25
78%
26
87%
27
94%
28
98%
29
100%
30
99%
31
95%
Darkest night
Tue 15 January · 0%
Fullest
Tue 29 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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