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
99%
2
100%
3
98%
4
94%
5
88%
6
80%
7
70%
8
59%
9
48%
10
36%
11
26%
12
17%
13
9%
14
4%
15
1%
16
0%
17
2%
18
5%
19
11%
20
18%
21
26%
22
34%
23
44%
24
53%
25
62%
26
72%
27
80%
28
87%
29
93%
30
98%
31
100%
Darkest night
Sun 16 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 2 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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