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
86%
2
78%
3
70%
4
61%
5
51%
6
42%
7
33%
8
24%
9
16%
10
10%
11
5%
12
1%
13
0%
14
1%
15
5%
16
10%
17
18%
18
28%
19
39%
20
50%
21
61%
22
72%
23
82%
24
89%
25
95%
26
99%
27
100%
28
99%
29
96%
30
91%
31
85%
Darkest night
Tue 13 December · 0%
Fullest
Tue 27 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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