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
78%
2
69%
3
60%
4
51%
5
42%
6
32%
7
24%
8
16%
9
9%
10
4%
11
1%
12
0%
13
2%
14
6%
15
13%
16
22%
17
32%
18
43%
19
54%
20
65%
21
76%
22
84%
23
91%
24
96%
25
99%
26
100%
27
99%
28
95%
29
91%
30
84%
31
77%
Darkest night
Tue 12 December · 0%
Fullest
Tue 26 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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