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
38%
2
49%
3
60%
4
70%
5
79%
6
87%
7
93%
8
97%
9
99%
10
100%
11
99%
12
96%
13
92%
14
86%
15
78%
16
70%
17
61%
18
51%
19
40%
20
30%
21
20%
22
12%
23
5%
24
1%
25
0%
26
2%
27
7%
28
14%
29
23%
30
33%
31
44%
Darkest night
Tue 25 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 10 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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