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
86%
2
92%
3
97%
4
100%
5
100%
6
98%
7
93%
8
88%
9
81%
10
72%
11
64%
12
54%
13
45%
14
36%
15
27%
16
18%
17
11%
18
5%
19
2%
20
0%
21
1%
22
5%
23
11%
24
19%
25
29%
26
40%
27
52%
28
63%
29
73%
30
82%
Darkest night
Fri 20 November · 0%
Fullest
Wed 4 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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