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
18%
2
11%
3
6%
4
2%
5
0%
6
0%
7
2%
8
5%
9
11%
10
17%
11
26%
12
35%
13
46%
14
57%
15
68%
16
78%
17
87%
18
94%
19
98%
20
100%
21
99%
22
95%
23
88%
24
80%
25
71%
26
62%
27
52%
28
42%
29
33%
30
24%
31
17%
Darkest night
Wed 5 January · 0%
Fullest
Thu 20 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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