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
79%
2
86%
3
92%
4
97%
5
99%
6
100%
7
99%
8
96%
9
92%
10
86%
11
78%
12
70%
13
61%
14
51%
15
41%
16
30%
17
21%
18
12%
19
6%
20
1%
21
0%
22
2%
23
6%
24
14%
25
23%
26
33%
27
43%
28
54%
29
64%
30
73%
31
81%
Darkest night
Thu 21 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 6 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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