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
22%
2
30%
3
40%
4
49%
5
59%
6
68%
7
76%
8
84%
9
90%
10
95%
11
99%
12
100%
13
99%
14
96%
15
91%
16
83%
17
74%
18
63%
19
52%
20
41%
21
30%
22
20%
23
12%
24
5%
25
1%
26
0%
27
1%
28
4%
29
9%
30
15%
31
23%
Darkest night
Fri 26 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 12 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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