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
97%
3
99%
4
100%
5
98%
6
94%
7
88%
8
80%
9
72%
10
63%
11
54%
12
44%
13
35%
14
26%
15
18%
16
11%
17
6%
18
2%
19
0%
20
1%
21
4%
22
9%
23
17%
24
26%
25
37%
26
48%
27
59%
28
70%
29
80%
30
88%
31
94%
Darkest night
Thu 19 January · 0%
Fullest
Wed 4 January · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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