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
91%
2
84%
3
77%
4
69%
5
60%
6
50%
7
40%
8
31%
9
21%
10
13%
11
7%
12
2%
13
0%
14
1%
15
5%
16
11%
17
20%
18
30%
19
41%
20
52%
21
63%
22
72%
23
81%
24
88%
25
94%
26
98%
27
100%
28
100%
29
98%
30
95%
31
90%
Darkest night
Sat 13 December · 0%
Fullest
Sat 27 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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