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
21%
2
13%
3
7%
4
3%
5
0%
6
0%
7
3%
8
9%
9
16%
10
26%
11
36%
12
48%
13
59%
14
70%
15
79%
16
87%
17
94%
18
98%
19
100%
20
100%
21
98%
22
94%
23
89%
24
82%
25
74%
26
65%
27
56%
28
47%
29
37%
30
28%
31
19%
Darkest night
Mon 5 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 19 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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