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
80%
2
71%
3
60%
4
48%
5
37%
6
26%
7
17%
8
9%
9
4%
10
1%
11
0%
12
2%
13
5%
14
11%
15
18%
16
26%
17
34%
18
44%
19
53%
20
62%
21
71%
22
80%
23
87%
24
93%
25
98%
26
100%
27
100%
28
97%
29
91%
30
84%
31
74%
Darkest night
Tue 11 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 26 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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