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
15%
2
8%
3
3%
4
0%
5
0%
6
2%
7
7%
8
12%
9
20%
10
28%
11
37%
12
46%
13
56%
14
65%
15
74%
16
82%
17
89%
18
95%
19
98%
20
100%
21
99%
22
96%
23
90%
24
82%
25
73%
26
62%
27
50%
28
39%
29
28%
30
19%
31
11%
Darkest night
Sat 4 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 20 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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