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
98%
2
94%
3
87%
4
79%
5
69%
6
58%
7
46%
8
35%
9
25%
10
16%
11
8%
12
3%
13
1%
14
0%
15
2%
16
6%
17
11%
18
18%
19
26%
20
34%
21
43%
22
53%
23
62%
24
71%
25
80%
26
88%
27
94%
28
98%
29
100%
30
99%
31
96%
Darkest night
Fri 14 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 29 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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