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
27%
2
19%
3
12%
4
6%
5
3%
6
0%
7
0%
8
2%
9
5%
10
10%
11
16%
12
24%
13
33%
14
43%
15
54%
16
64%
17
75%
18
84%
19
92%
20
97%
21
100%
22
99%
23
96%
24
90%
25
82%
26
73%
27
63%
28
53%
29
43%
30
34%
31
25%
Darkest night
Wed 6 January · 0%
Fullest
Thu 21 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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