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
7%
2
2%
3
0%
4
1%
5
5%
6
12%
7
20%
8
30%
9
41%
10
51%
11
61%
12
71%
13
79%
14
86%
15
92%
16
96%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
96%
21
92%
22
86%
23
79%
24
70%
25
60%
26
49%
27
39%
28
28%
29
18%
30
10%
31
4%
Darkest night
Fri 3 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 18 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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