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
43%
2
34%
3
25%
4
17%
5
11%
6
6%
7
2%
8
0%
9
0%
10
3%
11
7%
12
13%
13
21%
14
31%
15
42%
16
53%
17
64%
18
75%
19
84%
20
92%
21
97%
22
100%
23
100%
24
97%
25
93%
26
86%
27
78%
28
70%
29
61%
30
51%
Darkest night
Tue 8 November · 0%
Fullest
Tue 22 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30