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
98%
3
100%
4
99%
5
94%
6
88%
7
79%
8
69%
9
59%
10
49%
11
39%
12
29%
13
21%
14
14%
15
8%
16
4%
17
1%
18
0%
19
1%
20
4%
21
8%
22
14%
23
22%
24
31%
25
41%
26
52%
27
63%
28
74%
29
83%
30
91%
Darkest night
Wed 18 November · 0%
Fullest
Tue 3 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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