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
44%
2
33%
3
22%
4
13%
5
6%
6
2%
7
0%
8
1%
9
5%
10
10%
11
18%
12
27%
13
36%
14
46%
15
55%
16
64%
17
73%
18
81%
19
88%
20
93%
21
97%
22
100%
23
100%
24
98%
25
94%
26
88%
27
80%
28
70%
29
59%
30
48%
31
37%
Darkest night
Sun 7 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 22 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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