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
17%
2
9%
3
3%
4
0%
5
0%
6
3%
7
9%
8
16%
9
25%
10
35%
11
44%
12
54%
13
64%
14
73%
15
81%
16
87%
17
93%
18
97%
19
99%
20
100%
21
99%
22
95%
23
90%
24
83%
25
74%
26
64%
27
53%
28
42%
29
30%
30
20%
31
12%
Darkest night
Tue 4 December · 0%
Fullest
Thu 20 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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