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
55%
2
44%
3
33%
4
24%
5
15%
6
9%
7
4%
8
1%
9
0%
10
1%
11
4%
12
8%
13
14%
14
21%
15
29%
16
38%
17
48%
18
58%
19
68%
20
77%
21
86%
22
93%
23
98%
24
100%
25
99%
26
95%
27
89%
28
81%
29
71%
30
60%
31
49%
Darkest night
Tue 9 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 24 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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