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
24%
2
32%
3
41%
4
51%
5
61%
6
71%
7
80%
8
88%
9
94%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
94%
14
87%
15
78%
16
68%
17
57%
18
46%
19
36%
20
26%
21
18%
22
11%
23
6%
24
2%
25
0%
26
0%
27
2%
28
6%
29
11%
30
17%
31
25%
Darkest night
Tue 25 January · 0%
Fullest
Tue 11 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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