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
52%
2
63%
3
72%
4
81%
5
88%
6
93%
7
97%
8
99%
9
100%
10
99%
11
96%
12
91%
13
85%
14
77%
15
69%
16
59%
17
48%
18
38%
19
27%
20
18%
21
10%
22
4%
23
0%
24
0%
25
3%
26
9%
27
16%
28
26%
29
36%
30
46%
31
56%
Darkest night
Mon 23 December · 0%
Fullest
Mon 9 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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