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
6%
2
12%
3
19%
4
28%
5
37%
6
48%
7
59%
8
70%
9
80%
10
88%
11
95%
12
99%
13
100%
14
98%
15
93%
16
87%
17
78%
18
69%
19
59%
20
49%
21
40%
22
30%
23
22%
24
15%
25
9%
26
4%
27
1%
28
0%
29
1%
30
3%
31
8%
Darkest night
Wed 28 December · 0%
Fullest
Tue 13 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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