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
100%
2
98%
3
94%
4
87%
5
78%
6
68%
7
57%
8
46%
9
35%
10
25%
11
17%
12
10%
13
5%
14
1%
15
0%
16
1%
17
3%
18
7%
19
12%
20
19%
21
27%
22
36%
23
46%
24
56%
25
66%
26
75%
27
84%
28
92%
29
97%
30
100%
31
99%
Darkest night
Thu 15 January · 0%
Fullest
Thu 1 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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