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
100%
2
99%
3
95%
4
89%
5
81%
6
71%
7
60%
8
48%
9
37%
10
27%
11
18%
12
11%
13
5%
14
2%
15
0%
16
0%
17
3%
18
6%
19
12%
20
19%
21
26%
22
35%
23
45%
24
54%
25
64%
26
74%
27
83%
28
90%
29
96%
30
99%
31
100%
Darkest night
Tue 15 December · 0%
Fullest
Tue 1 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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