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
4%
3
9%
4
15%
5
24%
6
34%
7
45%
8
56%
9
67%
10
78%
11
87%
12
94%
13
98%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
91%
18
84%
19
76%
20
67%
21
57%
22
48%
23
39%
24
30%
25
21%
26
14%
27
8%
28
3%
29
1%
30
0%
31
2%
Darkest night
Mon 30 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 14 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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