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
30%
2
20%
3
11%
4
5%
5
1%
6
0%
7
2%
8
7%
9
14%
10
23%
11
33%
12
43%
13
53%
14
63%
15
72%
16
80%
17
87%
18
93%
19
97%
20
99%
21
100%
22
99%
23
96%
24
91%
25
85%
26
76%
27
67%
28
57%
29
46%
30
35%
31
24%
Darkest night
Wed 6 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 21 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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