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
68%
2
59%
3
50%
4
40%
5
31%
6
22%
7
14%
8
7%
9
2%
10
0%
11
1%
12
4%
13
10%
14
18%
15
28%
16
39%
17
50%
18
61%
19
71%
20
80%
21
88%
22
94%
23
98%
24
100%
25
100%
26
98%
27
95%
28
90%
29
83%
30
76%
31
67%
Darkest night
Wed 10 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 24 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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