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
49%
2
39%
3
30%
4
20%
5
12%
6
6%
7
2%
8
0%
9
1%
10
6%
11
13%
12
22%
13
32%
14
43%
15
54%
16
64%
17
74%
18
82%
19
89%
20
94%
21
98%
22
100%
23
100%
24
98%
25
94%
26
89%
27
83%
28
75%
29
66%
30
57%
31
47%
Darkest night
Wed 8 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 22 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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