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
97%
2
100%
3
100%
4
97%
5
91%
6
84%
7
75%
8
66%
9
56%
10
46%
11
36%
12
28%
13
20%
14
13%
15
7%
16
3%
17
1%
18
0%
19
1%
20
5%
21
10%
22
17%
23
26%
24
36%
25
47%
26
58%
27
69%
28
80%
29
88%
30
95%
31
99%
Darkest night
Fri 18 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 2 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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