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
28%
2
20%
3
13%
4
7%
5
3%
6
1%
7
0%
8
1%
9
4%
10
9%
11
15%
12
23%
13
32%
14
41%
15
52%
16
62%
17
73%
18
82%
19
90%
20
96%
21
99%
22
100%
23
97%
24
92%
25
84%
26
75%
27
65%
28
54%
29
44%
30
35%
31
26%
Darkest night
Tue 7 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 22 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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