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
72%
2
80%
3
88%
4
94%
5
98%
6
100%
7
99%
8
95%
9
89%
10
80%
11
70%
12
59%
13
48%
14
37%
15
27%
16
18%
17
11%
18
5%
19
2%
20
0%
21
0%
22
3%
23
6%
24
12%
25
19%
26
27%
27
35%
28
45%
29
55%
30
65%
31
74%
Darkest night
Sun 20 December · 0%
Fullest
Sun 6 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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