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
94%
2
98%
3
100%
4
99%
5
96%
6
90%
7
82%
8
72%
9
61%
10
50%
11
39%
12
28%
13
19%
14
12%
15
6%
16
2%
17
0%
18
0%
19
3%
20
6%
21
12%
22
19%
23
27%
24
35%
25
45%
26
54%
27
64%
28
74%
29
82%
30
90%
31
96%
Darkest night
Thu 17 January · 0%
Fullest
Thu 3 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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