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
1%
2
0%
3
3%
4
8%
5
16%
6
26%
7
36%
8
47%
9
58%
10
68%
11
77%
12
85%
13
91%
14
96%
15
99%
16
100%
17
99%
18
97%
19
93%
20
87%
21
80%
22
72%
23
63%
24
53%
25
43%
26
32%
27
22%
28
13%
29
6%
30
2%
31
0%
Darkest night
Wed 2 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 16 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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