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
27%
2
36%
3
47%
4
57%
5
68%
6
78%
7
87%
8
94%
9
99%
10
100%
11
98%
12
94%
13
87%
14
79%
15
70%
16
60%
17
50%
18
40%
19
31%
20
22%
21
15%
22
9%
23
4%
24
1%
25
0%
26
1%
27
3%
28
8%
29
14%
30
22%
31
31%
Darkest night
Sun 25 January · 0%
Fullest
Sat 10 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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