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
96%
2
99%
3
100%
4
99%
5
96%
6
91%
7
85%
8
76%
9
66%
10
55%
11
44%
12
33%
13
22%
14
13%
15
6%
16
2%
17
0%
18
1%
19
4%
20
9%
21
16%
22
25%
23
34%
24
43%
25
52%
26
62%
27
71%
28
79%
29
86%
30
92%
31
97%
Darkest night
Fri 17 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 3 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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