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
4%
3
10%
4
17%
5
26%
6
36%
7
45%
8
55%
9
64%
10
73%
11
81%
12
88%
13
93%
14
97%
15
100%
16
100%
17
98%
18
95%
19
89%
20
81%
21
72%
22
62%
23
51%
24
39%
25
28%
26
18%
27
10%
28
4%
29
1%
30
0%
31
2%
Darkest night
Mon 30 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 15 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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