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
3%
2
7%
3
13%
4
20%
5
29%
6
39%
7
50%
8
61%
9
72%
10
82%
11
90%
12
96%
13
99%
14
100%
15
97%
16
92%
17
85%
18
77%
19
68%
20
58%
21
48%
22
39%
23
30%
24
22%
25
14%
26
8%
27
4%
28
1%
29
0%
30
1%
31
4%
Darkest night
Fri 29 January · 0%
Fullest
Thu 14 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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