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
6%
2
1%
3
0%
4
2%
5
6%
6
13%
7
22%
8
32%
9
42%
10
53%
11
63%
12
72%
13
80%
14
87%
15
93%
16
97%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
96%
21
91%
22
85%
23
77%
24
68%
25
58%
26
47%
27
36%
28
26%
29
16%
30
8%
31
3%
Darkest night
Sun 3 January · 0%
Fullest
Mon 18 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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