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
38%
2
48%
3
58%
4
67%
5
75%
6
83%
7
89%
8
95%
9
98%
10
100%
11
100%
12
98%
13
94%
14
88%
15
80%
16
71%
17
61%
18
50%
19
39%
20
28%
21
18%
22
10%
23
4%
24
1%
25
0%
26
2%
27
7%
28
14%
29
21%
30
30%
31
40%
Darkest night
Mon 25 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 10 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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