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
72%
2
62%
3
52%
4
43%
5
33%
6
25%
7
17%
8
11%
9
6%
10
2%
11
0%
12
0%
13
3%
14
7%
15
13%
16
21%
17
30%
18
41%
19
52%
20
63%
21
74%
22
83%
23
91%
24
97%
25
100%
26
100%
27
97%
28
93%
29
86%
30
78%
31
70%
Darkest night
Thu 11 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 25 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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