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
15%
2
23%
3
32%
4
43%
5
54%
6
65%
7
76%
8
85%
9
93%
10
98%
11
100%
12
99%
13
96%
14
91%
15
84%
16
76%
17
67%
18
57%
19
48%
20
38%
21
29%
22
21%
23
14%
24
8%
25
3%
26
1%
27
0%
28
1%
29
5%
30
11%
31
19%
Darkest night
Fri 27 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 11 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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