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
6%
2
13%
3
22%
4
32%
5
43%
6
54%
7
65%
8
75%
9
83%
10
90%
11
95%
12
99%
13
100%
14
99%
15
97%
16
93%
17
88%
18
81%
19
73%
20
64%
21
55%
22
45%
23
35%
24
25%
25
16%
26
8%
27
3%
28
0%
29
0%
30
4%
31
10%
Darkest night
Sat 28 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 13 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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