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
5%
2
1%
3
0%
4
1%
5
5%
6
11%
7
19%
8
27%
9
37%
10
46%
11
56%
12
65%
13
73%
14
81%
15
88%
16
94%
17
98%
18
100%
19
100%
20
97%
21
93%
22
86%
23
78%
24
68%
25
57%
26
46%
27
34%
28
24%
29
15%
30
8%
31
3%
Darkest night
Thu 3 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 18 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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