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
98%
2
100%
3
100%
4
97%
5
93%
6
87%
7
80%
8
72%
9
63%
10
54%
11
44%
12
35%
13
26%
14
18%
15
10%
16
5%
17
1%
18
0%
19
1%
20
5%
21
12%
22
20%
23
30%
24
41%
25
53%
26
64%
27
74%
28
83%
29
90%
30
95%
31
99%
Darkest night
Thu 18 January · 0%
Fullest
Tue 2 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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