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
60%
2
51%
3
42%
4
32%
5
24%
6
16%
7
10%
8
5%
9
1%
10
0%
11
1%
12
4%
13
9%
14
17%
15
26%
16
36%
17
48%
18
59%
19
70%
20
80%
21
88%
22
95%
23
98%
24
100%
25
99%
26
96%
27
91%
28
85%
29
77%
30
69%
31
60%
Darkest night
Sat 10 January · 0%
Fullest
Sat 24 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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