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
57%
2
46%
3
35%
4
24%
5
15%
6
8%
7
3%
8
0%
9
0%
10
2%
11
7%
12
13%
13
20%
14
28%
15
37%
16
46%
17
56%
18
65%
19
74%
20
82%
21
89%
22
95%
23
98%
24
100%
25
99%
26
96%
27
90%
28
82%
29
72%
30
61%
31
50%
Darkest night
Thu 8 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 24 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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