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
83%
2
76%
3
67%
4
57%
5
47%
6
36%
7
26%
8
17%
9
9%
10
3%
11
0%
12
0%
13
4%
14
10%
15
18%
16
27%
17
37%
18
48%
19
58%
20
68%
21
76%
22
84%
23
90%
24
95%
25
98%
26
100%
27
100%
28
98%
29
94%
30
88%
Darkest night
Mon 11 November · 0%
Fullest
Tue 26 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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