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
100%
2
99%
3
95%
4
89%
5
81%
6
73%
7
64%
8
54%
9
45%
10
35%
11
27%
12
19%
13
12%
14
6%
15
2%
16
0%
17
0%
18
3%
19
7%
20
14%
21
22%
22
32%
23
43%
24
54%
25
66%
26
76%
27
85%
28
92%
29
97%
30
100%
31
100%
Darkest night
Sat 16 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 1 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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