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
1%
2
0%
3
1%
4
3%
5
7%
6
14%
7
21%
8
31%
9
41%
10
52%
11
63%
12
74%
13
83%
14
91%
15
97%
16
100%
17
100%
18
97%
19
92%
20
85%
21
77%
22
67%
23
58%
24
48%
25
39%
26
30%
27
22%
28
14%
29
8%
30
4%
31
1%
Darkest night
Sat 2 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 16 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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