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
92%
2
85%
3
76%
4
67%
5
56%
6
44%
7
33%
8
23%
9
14%
10
7%
11
2%
12
0%
13
1%
14
4%
15
9%
16
16%
17
24%
18
33%
19
43%
20
52%
21
62%
22
70%
23
79%
24
86%
25
92%
26
97%
27
99%
28
100%
29
98%
30
94%
31
88%
Darkest night
Sun 12 December · 0%
Fullest
Tue 28 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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