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
51%
2
41%
3
32%
4
24%
5
16%
6
9%
7
4%
8
1%
9
0%
10
1%
11
5%
12
12%
13
20%
14
30%
15
41%
16
52%
17
64%
18
74%
19
83%
20
91%
21
96%
22
99%
23
100%
24
99%
25
96%
26
91%
27
84%
28
77%
29
68%
30
59%
31
50%
Darkest night
Sat 9 January · 0%
Fullest
Sat 23 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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