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
68%
2
78%
3
87%
4
93%
5
98%
6
100%
7
100%
8
97%
9
93%
10
87%
11
80%
12
72%
13
63%
14
53%
15
44%
16
35%
17
26%
18
17%
19
10%
20
5%
21
1%
22
0%
23
1%
24
5%
25
12%
26
20%
27
31%
28
42%
29
53%
30
64%
31
74%
Darkest night
Tue 22 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 6 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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