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
30%
2
40%
3
49%
4
58%
5
67%
6
76%
7
84%
8
90%
9
95%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
96%
14
90%
15
82%
16
73%
17
62%
18
51%
19
39%
20
28%
21
19%
22
11%
23
5%
24
1%
25
0%
26
1%
27
4%
28
9%
29
15%
30
23%
31
31%
Darkest night
Wed 25 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 11 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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