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
61%
2
52%
3
42%
4
33%
5
24%
6
17%
7
10%
8
5%
9
2%
10
0%
11
1%
12
3%
13
8%
14
15%
15
24%
16
34%
17
45%
18
56%
19
67%
20
78%
21
87%
22
93%
23
98%
24
100%
25
99%
26
97%
27
92%
28
85%
29
78%
30
69%
31
60%
Darkest night
Thu 10 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 24 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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