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
97%
2
100%
3
100%
4
97%
5
92%
6
84%
7
75%
8
64%
9
53%
10
41%
11
31%
12
21%
13
13%
14
7%
15
2%
16
0%
17
0%
18
2%
19
6%
20
11%
21
18%
22
26%
23
35%
24
44%
25
53%
26
63%
27
73%
28
81%
29
89%
30
95%
31
99%
Darkest night
Tue 16 December · 0%
Fullest
Tue 2 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 31