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
89%
2
82%
3
74%
4
65%
5
55%
6
45%
7
34%
8
24%
9
15%
10
7%
11
2%
12
0%
13
1%
14
5%
15
11%
16
20%
17
29%
18
39%
19
50%
20
59%
21
69%
22
77%
23
85%
24
91%
25
96%
26
99%
27
100%
28
99%
29
97%
30
93%
31
87%
Darkest night
Wed 12 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 27 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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