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
75%
2
83%
3
89%
4
94%
5
98%
6
100%
7
100%
8
98%
9
94%
10
88%
11
81%
12
72%
13
61%
14
50%
15
39%
16
28%
17
18%
18
10%
19
4%
20
1%
21
0%
22
2%
23
7%
24
13%
25
21%
26
30%
27
40%
28
49%
29
59%
30
68%
31
76%
Darkest night
Wed 21 January · 0%
Fullest
Tue 6 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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