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
94%
2
98%
3
100%
4
99%
5
95%
6
90%
7
82%
8
74%
9
65%
10
55%
11
46%
12
36%
13
27%
14
19%
15
12%
16
7%
17
3%
18
0%
19
0%
20
2%
21
7%
22
13%
23
21%
24
31%
25
42%
26
53%
27
65%
28
75%
29
84%
30
92%
Darkest night
Sun 18 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 3 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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