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
49%
2
61%
3
72%
4
82%
5
90%
6
96%
7
99%
8
100%
9
98%
10
94%
11
88%
12
81%
13
73%
14
64%
15
54%
16
45%
17
36%
18
27%
19
19%
20
12%
21
6%
22
2%
23
0%
24
0%
25
3%
26
8%
27
15%
28
24%
29
34%
30
46%
31
57%
Darkest night
Sun 23 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 8 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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