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
97%
2
92%
3
84%
4
75%
5
64%
6
53%
7
42%
8
32%
9
23%
10
15%
11
9%
12
4%
13
1%
14
0%
15
1%
16
3%
17
7%
18
13%
19
20%
20
28%
21
37%
22
47%
23
57%
24
68%
25
78%
26
87%
27
94%
28
98%
29
100%
30
99%
31
95%
Darkest night
Thu 14 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 29 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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