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
3%
2
0%
3
1%
4
4%
5
10%
6
18%
7
28%
8
38%
9
49%
10
60%
11
69%
12
78%
13
85%
14
92%
15
96%
16
99%
17
100%
18
99%
19
97%
20
93%
21
87%
22
80%
23
71%
24
62%
25
52%
26
41%
27
30%
28
20%
29
12%
30
5%
Darkest night
Wed 2 November · 0%
Fullest
Thu 17 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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