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
66%
2
56%
3
46%
4
35%
5
25%
6
16%
7
8%
8
3%
9
0%
10
1%
11
4%
12
10%
13
19%
14
28%
15
38%
16
49%
17
59%
18
68%
19
77%
20
85%
21
91%
22
95%
23
99%
24
100%
25
100%
26
97%
27
93%
28
88%
29
80%
30
72%
31
62%
Darkest night
Sun 9 January · 0%
Fullest
Mon 24 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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