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
89%
2
95%
3
99%
4
100%
5
98%
6
94%
7
89%
8
81%
9
73%
10
64%
11
54%
12
45%
13
36%
14
27%
15
19%
16
12%
17
6%
18
2%
19
0%
20
0%
21
3%
22
8%
23
15%
24
24%
25
34%
26
45%
27
56%
28
68%
29
78%
30
86%
31
93%
Darkest night
Tue 19 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 4 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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