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
15%
2
23%
3
31%
4
40%
5
50%
6
59%
7
68%
8
77%
9
85%
10
92%
11
97%
12
100%
13
100%
14
97%
15
92%
16
84%
17
75%
18
64%
19
53%
20
41%
21
31%
22
21%
23
13%
24
7%
25
3%
26
0%
27
0%
28
2%
29
5%
30
10%
31
16%
Darkest night
Sun 26 December · 0%
Fullest
Sun 12 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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