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
7%
2
3%
3
1%
4
0%
5
1%
6
4%
7
9%
8
15%
9
22%
10
31%
11
41%
12
51%
13
61%
14
71%
15
81%
16
89%
17
96%
18
99%
19
100%
20
98%
21
92%
22
85%
23
76%
24
66%
25
55%
26
45%
27
35%
28
26%
29
18%
30
11%
31
6%
Darkest night
Sat 4 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 19 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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