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
52%
2
63%
3
73%
4
82%
5
90%
6
95%
7
99%
8
100%
9
99%
10
97%
11
92%
12
87%
13
79%
14
71%
15
63%
16
53%
17
43%
18
34%
19
24%
20
16%
21
9%
22
3%
23
0%
24
0%
25
3%
26
8%
27
16%
28
26%
29
37%
30
48%
31
59%
Darkest night
Thu 23 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 8 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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