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
90%
2
96%
3
100%
4
100%
5
97%
6
92%
7
84%
8
76%
9
66%
10
56%
11
46%
12
36%
13
28%
14
20%
15
13%
16
7%
17
3%
18
1%
19
0%
20
1%
21
5%
22
10%
23
17%
24
25%
25
35%
26
46%
27
57%
28
68%
29
78%
30
87%
31
94%
Darkest night
Sun 19 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 3 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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