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
89%
2
95%
3
99%
4
100%
5
98%
6
93%
7
86%
8
77%
9
66%
10
55%
11
44%
12
34%
13
24%
14
16%
15
10%
16
5%
17
1%
18
0%
19
1%
20
3%
21
7%
22
12%
23
19%
24
27%
25
36%
26
46%
27
56%
28
66%
29
76%
30
85%
31
92%
Darkest night
Sun 18 December · 0%
Fullest
Sun 4 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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