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
94%
2
88%
3
81%
4
73%
5
64%
6
53%
7
43%
8
32%
9
22%
10
13%
11
6%
12
1%
13
0%
14
2%
15
6%
16
13%
17
21%
18
31%
19
41%
20
51%
21
61%
22
70%
23
78%
24
85%
25
91%
26
96%
27
99%
28
100%
29
99%
30
97%
31
92%
Darkest night
Fri 13 January · 0%
Fullest
Sat 28 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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