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
48%
2
57%
3
67%
4
75%
5
83%
6
89%
7
94%
8
98%
9
100%
10
100%
11
98%
12
93%
13
87%
14
80%
15
70%
16
60%
17
49%
18
37%
19
26%
20
17%
21
9%
22
3%
23
0%
24
0%
25
3%
26
7%
27
14%
28
22%
29
30%
30
40%
31
49%
Darkest night
Fri 23 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 9 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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