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
98%
2
100%
3
99%
4
96%
5
90%
6
83%
7
74%
8
65%
9
55%
10
45%
11
36%
12
27%
13
19%
14
12%
15
7%
16
3%
17
0%
18
0%
19
2%
20
6%
21
11%
22
19%
23
28%
24
39%
25
50%
26
61%
27
72%
28
82%
29
90%
30
96%
31
99%
Darkest night
Sat 17 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 2 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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