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
26%
2
16%
3
9%
4
3%
5
1%
6
0%
7
2%
8
6%
9
12%
10
20%
11
28%
12
37%
13
46%
14
56%
15
65%
16
74%
17
82%
18
89%
19
94%
20
98%
21
100%
22
99%
23
96%
24
91%
25
83%
26
74%
27
63%
28
52%
29
41%
30
30%
31
20%
Darkest night
Tue 6 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 21 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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