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
97%
2
93%
3
85%
4
76%
5
66%
6
55%
7
43%
8
32%
9
22%
10
14%
11
7%
12
3%
13
0%
14
0%
15
2%
16
6%
17
11%
18
18%
19
26%
20
35%
21
44%
22
53%
23
63%
24
72%
25
81%
26
88%
27
94%
28
98%
29
100%
30
99%
31
95%
Darkest night
Sat 13 January · 0%
Fullest
Mon 29 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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