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
98%
2
100%
3
99%
4
96%
5
89%
6
81%
7
71%
8
61%
9
50%
10
40%
11
30%
12
21%
13
14%
14
8%
15
4%
16
1%
17
0%
18
1%
19
3%
20
8%
21
14%
22
21%
23
30%
24
39%
25
50%
26
60%
27
71%
28
81%
29
89%
30
96%
31
99%
Darkest night
Tue 17 January · 0%
Fullest
Mon 2 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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