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
0%
2
0%
3
2%
4
5%
5
10%
6
17%
7
25%
8
33%
9
43%
10
53%
11
64%
12
74%
13
83%
14
91%
15
97%
16
100%
17
100%
18
97%
19
91%
20
83%
21
74%
22
63%
23
53%
24
42%
25
33%
26
24%
27
16%
28
10%
29
5%
30
2%
31
0%
Darkest night
Mon 1 December · 0%
Fullest
Tue 16 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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