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
78%
2
87%
3
94%
4
98%
5
100%
6
99%
7
95%
8
90%
9
82%
10
74%
11
64%
12
55%
13
45%
14
36%
15
27%
16
19%
17
12%
18
7%
19
3%
20
0%
21
0%
22
2%
23
6%
24
12%
25
20%
26
30%
27
41%
28
52%
29
63%
30
74%
31
83%
Darkest night
Tue 20 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 5 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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