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
97%
2
93%
3
87%
4
79%
5
70%
6
60%
7
49%
8
37%
9
27%
10
17%
11
9%
12
3%
13
0%
14
0%
15
3%
16
8%
17
15%
18
23%
19
33%
20
42%
21
52%
22
61%
23
70%
24
78%
25
86%
26
92%
27
96%
28
99%
29
100%
30
99%
31
96%
Darkest night
Sun 13 December · 0%
Fullest
Tue 29 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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