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
14%
2
7%
3
2%
4
0%
5
0%
6
3%
7
7%
8
13%
9
20%
10
29%
11
37%
12
47%
13
56%
14
65%
15
74%
16
83%
17
90%
18
95%
19
99%
20
100%
21
99%
22
95%
23
88%
24
80%
25
70%
26
59%
27
47%
28
36%
29
26%
30
17%
31
10%
Darkest night
Mon 4 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 20 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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