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
41%
2
31%
3
21%
4
12%
5
6%
6
2%
7
0%
8
0%
9
3%
10
7%
11
13%
12
20%
13
28%
14
37%
15
47%
16
56%
17
65%
18
75%
19
83%
20
90%
21
96%
22
99%
23
100%
24
98%
25
94%
26
87%
27
78%
28
68%
29
57%
30
46%
31
35%
Darkest night
Thu 7 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 23 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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