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
86%
2
92%
3
97%
4
99%
5
100%
6
98%
7
94%
8
87%
9
78%
10
68%
11
57%
12
46%
13
35%
14
24%
15
15%
16
8%
17
3%
18
1%
19
0%
20
2%
21
6%
22
11%
23
18%
24
26%
25
34%
26
43%
27
53%
28
62%
29
72%
30
80%
31
88%
Darkest night
Wed 19 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 5 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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