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
77%
2
86%
3
93%
4
98%
5
100%
6
99%
7
95%
8
88%
9
80%
10
70%
11
59%
12
49%
13
39%
14
29%
15
21%
16
14%
17
8%
18
4%
19
1%
20
0%
21
1%
22
4%
23
8%
24
14%
25
22%
26
30%
27
40%
28
51%
29
62%
30
72%
31
82%
Darkest night
Fri 20 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 5 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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