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
48%
2
58%
3
67%
4
75%
5
83%
6
90%
7
95%
8
98%
9
100%
10
99%
11
96%
12
91%
13
84%
14
75%
15
65%
16
54%
17
42%
18
31%
19
21%
20
13%
21
6%
22
2%
23
0%
24
1%
25
4%
26
8%
27
15%
28
22%
29
31%
30
40%
Darkest night
Mon 23 November · 0%
Fullest
Mon 9 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30