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
49%
2
59%
3
68%
4
76%
5
84%
6
91%
7
96%
8
99%
9
100%
10
98%
11
94%
12
87%
13
79%
14
69%
15
57%
16
46%
17
35%
18
25%
19
16%
20
9%
21
4%
22
1%
23
0%
24
1%
25
5%
26
9%
27
16%
28
23%
29
32%
30
41%
31
50%
Darkest night
Wed 23 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 9 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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