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
10%
3
16%
4
24%
5
32%
6
42%
7
51%
8
61%
9
71%
10
81%
11
89%
12
95%
13
99%
14
100%
15
98%
16
93%
17
86%
18
77%
19
67%
20
56%
21
45%
22
35%
23
25%
24
17%
25
11%
26
5%
27
2%
28
0%
29
0%
30
2%
31
6%
Darkest night
Fri 28 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 14 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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