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
69%
2
58%
3
48%
4
37%
5
28%
6
19%
7
12%
8
7%
9
3%
10
1%
11
0%
12
1%
13
4%
14
9%
15
15%
16
23%
17
32%
18
41%
19
52%
20
63%
21
73%
22
83%
23
91%
24
96%
25
100%
26
100%
27
97%
28
91%
29
84%
30
74%
31
64%
Darkest night
Sun 11 December · 0%
Fullest
Sun 25 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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