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
65%
2
74%
3
82%
4
88%
5
94%
6
97%
7
100%
8
100%
9
98%
10
95%
11
90%
12
84%
13
76%
14
66%
15
56%
16
46%
17
35%
18
24%
19
15%
20
7%
21
2%
22
0%
23
1%
24
5%
25
11%
26
19%
27
28%
28
38%
29
48%
30
57%
31
67%
Darkest night
Mon 22 December · 0%
Fullest
Sun 7 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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