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
88%
2
94%
3
97%
4
100%
5
100%
6
98%
7
95%
8
90%
9
84%
10
76%
11
67%
12
57%
13
47%
14
36%
15
26%
16
16%
17
8%
18
3%
19
0%
20
1%
21
4%
22
10%
23
18%
24
27%
25
37%
26
47%
27
57%
28
67%
29
75%
30
83%
31
89%
Darkest night
Fri 19 January · 0%
Fullest
Thu 4 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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