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
8%
2
15%
3
22%
4
31%
5
40%
6
49%
7
59%
8
68%
9
77%
10
84%
11
91%
12
96%
13
99%
14
100%
15
98%
16
94%
17
87%
18
78%
19
68%
20
57%
21
46%
22
34%
23
24%
24
16%
25
9%
26
4%
27
1%
28
0%
29
1%
30
5%
31
10%
Darkest night
Mon 28 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 14 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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