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
65%
2
76%
3
85%
4
92%
5
97%
6
100%
7
100%
8
98%
9
93%
10
88%
11
80%
12
72%
13
63%
14
54%
15
45%
16
35%
17
26%
18
18%
19
11%
20
5%
21
2%
22
0%
23
1%
24
4%
25
10%
26
18%
27
28%
28
39%
29
50%
30
61%
31
72%
Darkest night
Sun 22 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 6 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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