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
16%
2
9%
3
3%
4
0%
5
0%
6
3%
7
9%
8
17%
9
27%
10
38%
11
49%
12
59%
13
69%
14
78%
15
85%
16
92%
17
96%
18
99%
19
100%
20
99%
21
97%
22
93%
23
87%
24
80%
25
72%
26
62%
27
52%
28
42%
29
31%
30
21%
31
12%
Darkest night
Fri 4 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 19 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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