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
0%
2
1%
3
5%
4
12%
5
21%
6
31%
7
42%
8
53%
9
64%
10
74%
11
82%
12
89%
13
95%
14
98%
15
100%
16
100%
17
97%
18
94%
19
88%
20
82%
21
74%
22
65%
23
56%
24
46%
25
36%
26
26%
27
17%
28
9%
29
3%
30
0%
Darkest night
Sat 1 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 15 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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