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
76%
2
68%
3
59%
4
49%
5
39%
6
29%
7
20%
8
12%
9
5%
10
1%
11
0%
12
2%
13
7%
14
14%
15
23%
16
33%
17
44%
18
55%
19
65%
20
75%
21
83%
22
89%
23
95%
24
98%
25
100%
26
100%
27
98%
28
94%
29
89%
30
83%
31
75%
Darkest night
Sat 11 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 25 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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