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
90%
2
83%
3
74%
4
64%
5
53%
6
41%
7
30%
8
20%
9
12%
10
5%
11
1%
12
0%
13
1%
14
5%
15
10%
16
17%
17
25%
18
34%
19
43%
20
53%
21
62%
22
71%
23
79%
24
87%
25
93%
26
97%
27
100%
28
100%
29
98%
30
93%
31
87%
Darkest night
Tue 12 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 27 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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