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
11%
2
5%
3
1%
4
0%
5
2%
6
6%
7
13%
8
22%
9
32%
10
44%
11
55%
12
65%
13
75%
14
83%
15
90%
16
95%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
97%
21
93%
22
88%
23
81%
24
73%
25
64%
26
55%
27
45%
28
34%
29
25%
30
16%
31
8%
Darkest night
Wed 4 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 18 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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