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
91%
2
96%
3
99%
4
100%
5
99%
6
96%
7
92%
8
86%
9
79%
10
71%
11
62%
12
52%
13
43%
14
33%
15
23%
16
15%
17
8%
18
3%
19
0%
20
1%
21
4%
22
10%
23
18%
24
28%
25
39%
26
50%
27
61%
28
70%
29
79%
30
87%
31
93%
Darkest night
Mon 19 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 4 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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