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
29%
2
19%
3
11%
4
4%
5
1%
6
0%
7
2%
8
6%
9
12%
10
19%
11
27%
12
37%
13
46%
14
55%
15
65%
16
73%
17
81%
18
88%
19
94%
20
98%
21
100%
22
100%
23
97%
24
92%
25
85%
26
76%
27
66%
28
55%
29
43%
30
32%
31
22%
Darkest night
Sun 6 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 21 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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