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
1%
2
0%
3
2%
4
6%
5
12%
6
20%
7
28%
8
37%
9
46%
10
56%
11
65%
12
74%
13
82%
14
89%
15
94%
16
98%
17
100%
18
99%
19
96%
20
91%
21
84%
22
74%
23
64%
24
52%
25
41%
26
30%
27
20%
28
12%
29
6%
30
2%
31
0%
Darkest night
Thu 2 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 17 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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