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
66%
2
75%
3
82%
4
89%
5
94%
6
98%
7
100%
8
100%
9
98%
10
95%
11
89%
12
83%
13
74%
14
65%
15
54%
16
43%
17
32%
18
22%
19
13%
20
6%
21
1%
22
0%
23
1%
24
6%
25
12%
26
20%
27
29%
28
39%
29
49%
30
58%
31
67%
Darkest night
Wed 22 January · 0%
Fullest
Tue 7 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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