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
16%
2
9%
3
4%
4
1%
5
0%
6
1%
7
4%
8
8%
9
14%
10
21%
11
29%
12
38%
13
48%
14
58%
15
68%
16
77%
17
86%
18
93%
19
98%
20
100%
21
99%
22
96%
23
89%
24
81%
25
71%
26
60%
27
49%
28
39%
29
29%
30
20%
31
13%
Darkest night
Thu 5 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 20 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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