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
80%
2
71%
3
61%
4
50%
5
39%
6
28%
7
18%
8
10%
9
4%
10
1%
11
0%
12
3%
13
8%
14
15%
15
23%
16
32%
17
42%
18
52%
19
61%
20
70%
21
78%
22
86%
23
92%
24
96%
25
99%
26
100%
27
99%
28
96%
29
91%
30
84%
31
76%
Darkest night
Fri 11 January · 0%
Fullest
Sat 26 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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