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
97%
2
100%
3
100%
4
97%
5
91%
6
83%
7
73%
8
63%
9
52%
10
41%
11
31%
12
22%
13
15%
14
9%
15
4%
16
1%
17
0%
18
1%
19
3%
20
7%
21
13%
22
20%
23
28%
24
38%
25
48%
26
58%
27
69%
28
79%
29
88%
30
94%
31
99%
Darkest night
Sun 17 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 2 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
11 of 31