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
21%
2
30%
3
39%
4
49%
5
58%
6
67%
7
76%
8
83%
9
90%
10
95%
11
98%
12
100%
13
99%
14
97%
15
92%
16
85%
17
76%
18
66%
19
55%
20
44%
21
33%
22
22%
23
13%
24
7%
25
2%
26
0%
27
1%
28
3%
29
8%
30
15%
31
22%
Darkest night
Wed 26 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 12 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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