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
36%
2
47%
3
57%
4
66%
5
75%
6
82%
7
89%
8
94%
9
98%
10
100%
11
100%
12
98%
13
94%
14
89%
15
82%
16
73%
17
63%
18
53%
19
41%
20
30%
21
20%
22
12%
23
5%
24
1%
25
0%
26
2%
27
6%
28
12%
29
20%
30
29%
31
39%
Darkest night
Sat 25 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 10 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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