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
94%
2
88%
3
81%
4
72%
5
62%
6
51%
7
40%
8
29%
9
19%
10
11%
11
4%
12
1%
13
0%
14
2%
15
7%
16
14%
17
22%
18
31%
19
41%
20
51%
21
61%
22
70%
23
78%
24
85%
25
91%
26
96%
27
99%
28
100%
29
99%
30
96%
Darkest night
Sat 13 November · 0%
Fullest
Sun 28 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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