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
15%
2
7%
3
2%
4
0%
5
1%
6
4%
7
10%
8
18%
9
26%
10
36%
11
45%
12
55%
13
64%
14
73%
15
81%
16
88%
17
93%
18
97%
19
100%
20
100%
21
98%
22
94%
23
89%
24
81%
25
72%
26
61%
27
50%
28
39%
29
28%
30
18%
31
10%
Darkest night
Thu 4 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 19 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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