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
60%
2
69%
3
78%
4
86%
5
93%
6
98%
7
100%
8
99%
9
96%
10
90%
11
82%
12
72%
13
62%
14
50%
15
39%
16
29%
17
20%
18
12%
19
7%
20
2%
21
0%
22
0%
23
2%
24
5%
25
10%
26
17%
27
24%
28
33%
29
42%
30
52%
31
62%
Darkest night
Thu 21 January · 0%
Fullest
Thu 7 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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