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
6%
2
12%
3
20%
4
30%
5
41%
6
52%
7
63%
8
74%
9
83%
10
91%
11
96%
12
99%
13
100%
14
98%
15
95%
16
89%
17
82%
18
74%
19
66%
20
57%
21
47%
22
38%
23
29%
24
20%
25
13%
26
7%
27
2%
28
0%
29
1%
30
3%
31
9%
Darkest night
Tue 28 January · 0%
Fullest
Mon 13 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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