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
99%
2
100%
3
98%
4
93%
5
85%
6
76%
7
65%
8
54%
9
43%
10
33%
11
24%
12
16%
13
9%
14
4%
15
1%
16
0%
17
1%
18
3%
19
7%
20
12%
21
19%
22
27%
23
36%
24
46%
25
57%
26
67%
27
77%
28
86%
29
93%
30
98%
Darkest night
Fri 16 November · 0%
Fullest
Fri 2 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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