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
1%
2
0%
3
2%
4
7%
5
14%
6
23%
7
34%
8
45%
9
56%
10
66%
11
76%
12
84%
13
90%
14
95%
15
99%
16
100%
17
99%
18
97%
19
93%
20
88%
21
81%
22
73%
23
64%
24
54%
25
44%
26
34%
27
24%
28
15%
29
8%
30
3%
31
0%
Darkest night
Mon 2 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 16 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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