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
2%
2
7%
3
14%
4
23%
5
33%
6
44%
7
56%
8
67%
9
77%
10
85%
11
92%
12
97%
13
100%
14
100%
15
98%
16
95%
17
89%
18
83%
19
75%
20
66%
21
57%
22
48%
23
38%
24
29%
25
20%
26
12%
27
6%
28
2%
29
0%
30
1%
Darkest night
Wed 29 November · 0%
Fullest
Mon 13 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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