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
44%
2
34%
3
26%
4
18%
5
11%
6
6%
7
2%
8
0%
9
0%
10
2%
11
6%
12
11%
13
18%
14
27%
15
37%
16
47%
17
58%
18
69%
19
80%
20
88%
21
95%
22
99%
23
100%
24
98%
25
94%
26
88%
27
80%
28
71%
29
61%
30
52%
31
42%
Darkest night
Sat 8 December · 0%
Fullest
Sun 23 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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