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
5%
2
10%
3
18%
4
27%
5
38%
6
49%
7
61%
8
71%
9
81%
10
89%
11
95%
12
99%
13
100%
14
99%
15
95%
16
90%
17
83%
18
75%
19
66%
20
57%
21
48%
22
38%
23
29%
24
21%
25
13%
26
7%
27
3%
28
0%
29
0%
30
3%
31
7%
Darkest night
Sun 28 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 13 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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