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
16%
2
23%
3
32%
4
41%
5
50%
6
60%
7
69%
8
78%
9
86%
10
93%
11
98%
12
100%
13
99%
14
96%
15
90%
16
82%
17
72%
18
61%
19
50%
20
39%
21
29%
22
20%
23
12%
24
6%
25
2%
26
0%
27
0%
28
2%
29
5%
30
10%
31
17%
Darkest night
Tue 26 January · 0%
Fullest
Tue 12 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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