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 11%
2 18%
3 26%
4 35%
5 46%
6 56%
7 67%
8 77%
9 86%
10 94%
11 98%
12 100%
13 99%
14 95%
15 88%
16 80%
17 71%
18 61%
19 50%
20 41%
21 31%
22 23%
23 15%
24 9%
25 5%
26 1%
27 0%
28 1%
29 3%
30 7%

Darkest night

Mon 27 November · 0%

Fullest

Sun 12 November · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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