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
43%
2
33%
3
25%
4
17%
5
11%
6
6%
7
2%
8
0%
9
0%
10
2%
11
6%
12
12%
13
20%
14
29%
15
39%
16
50%
17
61%
18
72%
19
82%
20
90%
21
96%
22
99%
23
100%
24
98%
25
93%
26
87%
27
79%
28
70%
29
60%
30
51%
31
41%
Darkest night
Mon 8 January · 0%
Fullest
Tue 23 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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