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
33%
2
24%
3
17%
4
10%
5
5%
6
2%
7
0%
8
0%
9
3%
10
7%
11
14%
12
22%
13
32%
14
43%
15
54%
16
65%
17
76%
18
85%
19
92%
20
97%
21
100%
22
100%
23
97%
24
92%
25
86%
26
78%
27
69%
28
60%
29
50%
30
41%
31
32%
Darkest night
Mon 7 January · 0%
Fullest
Mon 21 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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