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
79%
2
87%
3
94%
4
98%
5
100%
6
100%
7
97%
8
93%
9
87%
10
80%
11
72%
12
63%
13
54%
14
44%
15
35%
16
26%
17
17%
18
10%
19
5%
20
1%
21
0%
22
2%
23
6%
24
13%
25
22%
26
32%
27
43%
28
54%
29
65%
30
75%
31
84%
Darkest night
Sun 21 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 5 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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