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
7%
2
2%
3
0%
4
1%
5
5%
6
10%
7
18%
8
26%
9
36%
10
45%
11
55%
12
64%
13
73%
14
81%
15
88%
16
93%
17
97%
18
100%
19
100%
20
98%
21
94%
22
88%
23
80%
24
71%
25
60%
26
49%
27
37%
28
26%
29
17%
30
9%
31
4%
Darkest night
Tue 3 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 18 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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