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
81%
2
89%
3
95%
4
98%
5
100%
6
99%
7
97%
8
92%
9
87%
10
79%
11
71%
12
62%
13
53%
14
44%
15
34%
16
25%
17
16%
18
9%
19
4%
20
1%
21
0%
22
2%
23
7%
24
15%
25
24%
26
35%
27
46%
28
57%
29
68%
30
77%
31
85%
Darkest night
Tue 21 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 5 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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