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
8%
2
4%
3
1%
4
0%
5
1%
6
5%
7
11%
8
18%
9
28%
10
38%
11
50%
12
61%
13
72%
14
82%
15
90%
16
95%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
95%
21
90%
22
83%
23
75%
24
66%
25
57%
26
48%
27
38%
28
29%
29
21%
30
13%
31
7%
Darkest night
Thu 4 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 18 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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