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
27%
2
18%
3
10%
4
5%
5
1%
6
0%
7
1%
8
3%
9
8%
10
14%
11
21%
12
29%
13
38%
14
47%
15
57%
16
66%
17
76%
18
84%
19
91%
20
97%
21
100%
22
100%
23
97%
24
92%
25
84%
26
75%
27
64%
28
53%
29
42%
30
31%
31
22%
Darkest night
Thu 6 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 21 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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