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
32%
2
41%
3
50%
4
60%
5
69%
6
79%
7
87%
8
93%
9
98%
10
100%
11
99%
12
96%
13
89%
14
81%
15
71%
16
60%
17
49%
18
38%
19
28%
20
19%
21
12%
22
6%
23
2%
24
0%
25
0%
26
2%
27
5%
28
10%
29
17%
30
24%
31
33%
Darkest night
Sun 24 December · 0%
Fullest
Sun 10 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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