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
40%
2
50%
3
59%
4
68%
5
77%
6
85%
7
92%
8
97%
9
99%
10
100%
11
98%
12
93%
13
85%
14
76%
15
66%
16
55%
17
43%
18
32%
19
23%
20
14%
21
8%
22
3%
23
1%
24
0%
25
2%
26
5%
27
10%
28
16%
29
24%
30
32%
31
41%
Darkest night
Fri 24 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 10 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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