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
49%
2
58%
3
67%
4
76%
5
83%
6
90%
7
95%
8
98%
9
100%
10
100%
11
97%
12
93%
13
86%
14
78%
15
68%
16
57%
17
46%
18
34%
19
24%
20
15%
21
7%
22
3%
23
0%
24
0%
25
3%
26
8%
27
15%
28
22%
29
31%
30
40%
31
50%
Darkest night
Sun 23 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 9 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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