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
100%
2
98%
3
94%
4
87%
5
78%
6
68%
7
58%
8
48%
9
38%
10
29%
11
20%
12
13%
13
8%
14
3%
15
1%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
9%
20
15%
21
23%
22
32%
23
42%
24
53%
25
64%
26
74%
27
84%
28
92%
29
97%
30
100%
31
99%
Darkest night
Tue 16 January · 0%
Fullest
Mon 1 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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