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
31%
2
40%
3
50%
4
59%
5
68%
6
77%
7
84%
8
91%
9
96%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
95%
14
88%
15
80%
16
70%
17
59%
18
48%
19
36%
20
26%
21
17%
22
9%
23
4%
24
1%
25
0%
26
1%
27
5%
28
9%
29
16%
30
23%
31
32%
Darkest night
Fri 25 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 11 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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