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
67%
2
76%
3
85%
4
91%
5
96%
6
99%
7
100%
8
99%
9
96%
10
92%
11
86%
12
79%
13
71%
14
62%
15
52%
16
42%
17
32%
18
23%
19
14%
20
7%
21
2%
22
0%
23
1%
24
5%
25
11%
26
19%
27
29%
28
40%
29
51%
30
62%
31
71%
Darkest night
Thu 22 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 7 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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