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
1%
2
4%
3
10%
4
18%
5
28%
6
39%
7
50%
8
61%
9
72%
10
81%
11
88%
12
94%
13
98%
14
100%
15
100%
16
98%
17
94%
18
88%
19
81%
20
74%
21
65%
22
56%
23
46%
24
36%
25
27%
26
18%
27
10%
28
4%
29
1%
30
0%
31
2%
Darkest night
Sun 30 January · 0%
Fullest
Fri 14 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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