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
83%
2
76%
3
67%
4
58%
5
48%
6
37%
7
27%
8
18%
9
10%
10
4%
11
1%
12
0%
13
3%
14
8%
15
16%
16
25%
17
36%
18
46%
19
57%
20
67%
21
76%
22
84%
23
90%
24
95%
25
98%
26
100%
27
100%
28
98%
29
94%
30
89%
31
82%
Darkest night
Mon 12 January · 0%
Fullest
Mon 26 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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