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
74%
2
83%
3
90%
4
95%
5
99%
6
100%
7
99%
8
97%
9
92%
10
87%
11
80%
12
72%
13
63%
14
53%
15
44%
16
34%
17
24%
18
16%
19
8%
20
3%
21
0%
22
0%
23
3%
24
9%
25
17%
26
27%
27
38%
28
49%
29
60%
30
70%
Darkest night
Tue 21 November · 0%
Fullest
Mon 6 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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