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
63%
2
74%
3
84%
4
91%
5
97%
6
100%
7
100%
8
97%
9
91%
10
84%
11
75%
12
65%
13
56%
14
46%
15
36%
16
28%
17
20%
18
13%
19
7%
20
3%
21
1%
22
0%
23
2%
24
5%
25
10%
26
18%
27
26%
28
37%
29
48%
30
59%
31
70%
Darkest night
Wed 22 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 6 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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