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
1%
2
0%
3
2%
4
6%
5
13%
6
22%
7
32%
8
43%
9
54%
10
65%
11
76%
12
85%
13
92%
14
97%
15
99%
16
100%
17
98%
18
94%
19
89%
20
82%
21
75%
22
66%
23
57%
24
47%
25
38%
26
29%
27
20%
28
12%
29
6%
30
2%
31
0%
Darkest night
Thu 2 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 16 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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