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
100%
2
99%
3
95%
4
90%
5
82%
6
73%
7
62%
8
51%
9
39%
10
28%
11
19%
12
11%
13
5%
14
1%
15
0%
16
1%
17
5%
18
10%
19
17%
20
25%
21
34%
22
43%
23
53%
24
62%
25
71%
26
79%
27
87%
28
93%
29
97%
30
100%
31
100%
Darkest night
Fri 15 December · 0%
Fullest
Fri 1 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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