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
80%
2
89%
3
95%
4
99%
5
100%
6
98%
7
95%
8
89%
9
81%
10
73%
11
64%
12
54%
13
45%
14
35%
15
27%
16
19%
17
12%
18
6%
19
2%
20
0%
21
0%
22
3%
23
7%
24
14%
25
22%
26
32%
27
43%
28
55%
29
66%
30
77%
31
85%
Darkest night
Thu 20 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 5 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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