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
1%
2
0%
3
3%
4
8%
5
16%
6
24%
7
34%
8
44%
9
54%
10
64%
11
73%
12
80%
13
87%
14
93%
15
97%
16
99%
17
100%
18
99%
19
95%
20
90%
21
84%
22
75%
23
65%
24
55%
25
43%
26
32%
27
22%
28
13%
29
6%
30
2%
31
0%
Darkest night
Sun 2 January · 0%
Fullest
Mon 17 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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