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
5%
2
2%
3
0%
4
1%
5
3%
6
8%
7
14%
8
21%
9
29%
10
38%
11
47%
12
57%
13
66%
14
75%
15
84%
16
91%
17
96%
18
99%
19
100%
20
98%
21
93%
22
85%
23
76%
24
66%
25
54%
26
43%
27
33%
28
23%
29
15%
30
8%
31
4%
Darkest night
Mon 3 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 19 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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