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
42%
2
52%
3
63%
4
73%
5
82%
6
90%
7
96%
8
99%
9
100%
10
97%
11
92%
12
84%
13
75%
14
65%
15
54%
16
43%
17
33%
18
24%
19
17%
20
10%
21
5%
22
2%
23
0%
24
0%
25
2%
26
6%
27
11%
28
18%
29
26%
30
36%
31
46%
Darkest night
Tue 23 January · 0%
Fullest
Tue 9 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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