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
11%
2
19%
3
28%
4
38%
5
48%
6
58%
7
67%
8
75%
9
83%
10
89%
11
95%
12
98%
13
100%
14
100%
15
97%
16
93%
17
87%
18
79%
19
70%
20
59%
21
48%
22
37%
23
26%
24
16%
25
9%
26
3%
27
0%
28
0%
29
3%
30
7%
31
14%
Darkest night
Wed 27 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 13 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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