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
10%
2
4%
3
1%
4
0%
5
2%
6
6%
7
12%
8
19%
9
27%
10
36%
11
46%
12
55%
13
64%
14
73%
15
81%
16
88%
17
94%
18
98%
19
100%
20
100%
21
97%
22
92%
23
84%
24
75%
25
65%
26
53%
27
42%
28
31%
29
21%
30
13%
Darkest night
Fri 4 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 19 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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