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
2%
3
6%
4
12%
5
19%
6
27%
7
37%
8
47%
9
58%
10
69%
11
79%
12
88%
13
94%
14
99%
15
100%
16
98%
17
94%
18
87%
19
79%
20
69%
21
59%
22
49%
23
40%
24
30%
25
22%
26
15%
27
9%
28
4%
29
1%
30
0%
31
1%
Darkest night
Thu 1 January · 0%
Fullest
Thu 15 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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