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
24%
2
34%
3
45%
4
55%
5
65%
6
74%
7
82%
8
88%
9
94%
10
98%
11
100%
12
100%
13
98%
14
95%
15
90%
16
84%
17
75%
18
66%
19
56%
20
45%
21
34%
22
24%
23
14%
24
7%
25
2%
26
0%
27
1%
28
5%
29
11%
30
19%
31
28%
Darkest night
Sat 26 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 11 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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