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
20%
2
12%
3
6%
4
2%
5
0%
6
0%
7
3%
8
7%
9
13%
10
20%
11
28%
12
37%
13
46%
14
56%
15
65%
16
74%
17
83%
18
90%
19
96%
20
99%
21
100%
22
98%
23
93%
24
86%
25
77%
26
67%
27
55%
28
44%
29
34%
30
24%
Darkest night
Tue 5 November · 0%
Fullest
Thu 21 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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