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
6%
2
2%
3
0%
4
1%
5
5%
6
11%
7
20%
8
30%
9
41%
10
52%
11
63%
12
73%
13
82%
14
89%
15
95%
16
98%
17
100%
18
100%
19
97%
20
94%
21
88%
22
81%
23
74%
24
65%
25
56%
26
46%
27
36%
28
26%
29
17%
30
9%
31
4%
Darkest night
Mon 3 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 17 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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