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
0%
2
3%
3
8%
4
16%
5
25%
6
36%
7
47%
8
59%
9
69%
10
79%
11
87%
12
93%
13
98%
14
100%
15
100%
16
98%
17
94%
18
89%
19
82%
20
74%
21
66%
22
56%
23
47%
24
37%
25
28%
26
19%
27
11%
28
5%
29
1%
30
0%
31
2%
Darkest night
Thu 1 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 14 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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