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
15%
2
24%
3
34%
4
45%
5
57%
6
68%
7
78%
8
86%
9
93%
10
97%
11
100%
12
100%
13
98%
14
94%
15
89%
16
82%
17
74%
18
65%
19
56%
20
47%
21
37%
22
28%
23
19%
24
12%
25
6%
26
2%
27
0%
28
1%
29
5%
30
11%
31
20%
Darkest night
Tue 27 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 11 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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