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
59%
2
68%
3
76%
4
84%
5
90%
6
95%
7
99%
8
100%
9
99%
10
96%
11
91%
12
83%
13
74%
14
64%
15
53%
16
41%
17
30%
18
20%
19
12%
20
6%
21
2%
22
0%
23
1%
24
4%
25
9%
26
15%
27
23%
28
32%
29
41%
30
50%
31
59%
Darkest night
Sun 22 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 8 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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