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
3%
2
0%
3
0%
4
3%
5
8%
6
15%
7
24%
8
34%
9
46%
10
57%
11
68%
12
78%
13
86%
14
93%
15
97%
16
100%
17
100%
18
98%
19
94%
20
89%
21
82%
22
74%
23
65%
24
56%
25
47%
26
37%
27
28%
28
19%
29
12%
30
5%
31
2%
Darkest night
Fri 2 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 16 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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