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
69%
2
78%
3
86%
4
92%
5
97%
6
99%
7
100%
8
99%
9
96%
10
92%
11
86%
12
78%
13
70%
14
61%
15
51%
16
41%
17
31%
18
21%
19
13%
20
6%
21
2%
22
0%
23
1%
24
6%
25
13%
26
22%
27
32%
28
42%
29
53%
30
63%
31
73%
Darkest night
Sat 22 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 7 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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