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
60%
2
51%
3
41%
4
32%
5
23%
6
15%
7
8%
8
3%
9
0%
10
0%
11
3%
12
8%
13
16%
14
25%
15
36%
16
47%
17
59%
18
69%
19
79%
20
87%
21
93%
22
97%
23
100%
24
100%
25
98%
26
95%
27
90%
28
84%
29
76%
30
68%
31
59%
Darkest night
Mon 9 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 23 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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