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
1%
2
0%
3
2%
4
7%
5
14%
6
23%
7
33%
8
43%
9
53%
10
63%
11
72%
12
80%
13
87%
14
93%
15
97%
16
99%
17
100%
18
99%
19
96%
20
91%
21
85%
22
77%
23
67%
24
57%
25
46%
26
35%
27
24%
28
15%
29
7%
30
2%
31
0%
Darkest night
Fri 2 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 17 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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