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
80%
2
87%
3
93%
4
97%
5
99%
6
100%
7
99%
8
96%
9
91%
10
85%
11
78%
12
69%
13
60%
14
49%
15
39%
16
29%
17
19%
18
11%
19
4%
20
1%
21
0%
22
3%
23
8%
24
15%
25
25%
26
35%
27
45%
28
56%
29
65%
30
74%
31
82%
Darkest night
Sat 21 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 6 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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