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
90%
2
82%
3
72%
4
62%
5
50%
6
39%
7
29%
8
19%
9
12%
10
6%
11
2%
12
0%
13
0%
14
2%
15
6%
16
12%
17
19%
18
26%
19
35%
20
44%
21
54%
22
64%
23
73%
24
82%
25
90%
26
96%
27
99%
28
100%
29
98%
30
93%
31
86%
Darkest night
Sat 12 January · 0%
Fullest
Mon 28 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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