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
1%
2
4%
3
11%
4
19%
5
29%
6
39%
7
50%
8
61%
9
70%
10
79%
11
86%
12
92%
13
96%
14
99%
15
100%
16
99%
17
97%
18
92%
19
86%
20
79%
21
71%
22
61%
23
51%
24
40%
25
29%
26
19%
27
11%
28
5%
29
1%
30
0%
31
2%
Darkest night
Thu 30 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 15 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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