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
14%
2
8%
3
3%
4
1%
5
0%
6
1%
7
4%
8
8%
9
14%
10
22%
11
30%
12
39%
13
49%
14
59%
15
69%
16
79%
17
87%
18
94%
19
98%
20
100%
21
99%
22
94%
23
88%
24
79%
25
69%
26
58%
27
47%
28
37%
29
27%
30
19%
31
12%
Darkest night
Sat 5 January · 0%
Fullest
Sun 20 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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