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
1%
2
5%
3
10%
4
16%
5
23%
6
32%
7
41%
8
50%
9
60%
10
70%
11
79%
12
87%
13
93%
14
98%
15
100%
16
99%
17
95%
18
89%
19
80%
20
70%
21
59%
22
48%
23
37%
24
28%
25
19%
26
12%
27
6%
28
2%
29
0%
30
0%
31
2%
Darkest night
Fri 29 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 15 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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