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
91%
3
85%
4
77%
5
69%
6
60%
7
51%
8
41%
9
32%
10
23%
11
15%
12
8%
13
3%
14
0%
15
0%
16
3%
17
8%
18
16%
19
26%
20
37%
21
48%
22
59%
23
70%
24
79%
25
87%
26
93%
27
97%
28
100%
29
100%
30
98%
31
95%
Darkest night
Sat 14 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 28 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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