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
0%
2
2%
3
6%
4
11%
5
18%
6
26%
7
35%
8
45%
9
56%
10
66%
11
77%
12
86%
13
93%
14
98%
15
100%
16
99%
17
95%
18
89%
19
80%
20
71%
21
61%
22
51%
23
41%
24
31%
25
23%
26
15%
27
9%
28
5%
29
1%
30
0%
31
1%
Darkest night
Tue 1 December · 0%
Fullest
Tue 15 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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