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
95%
3
99%
4
100%
5
98%
6
93%
7
86%
8
77%
9
67%
10
57%
11
47%
12
37%
13
28%
14
20%
15
13%
16
7%
17
3%
18
1%
19
0%
20
1%
21
4%
22
9%
23
15%
24
24%
25
33%
26
43%
27
54%
28
65%
29
76%
30
85%
31
93%
Darkest night
Fri 19 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 4 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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