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
17%
2
24%
3
33%
4
43%
5
53%
6
63%
7
73%
8
83%
9
91%
10
96%
11
100%
12
100%
13
97%
14
91%
15
83%
16
74%
17
64%
18
53%
19
43%
20
33%
21
24%
22
16%
23
10%
24
5%
25
2%
26
0%
27
0%
28
2%
29
6%
30
12%
31
19%
Darkest night
Fri 26 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 11 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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