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
32%
2
23%
3
15%
4
8%
5
4%
6
1%
7
0%
8
1%
9
4%
10
8%
11
14%
12
21%
13
29%
14
38%
15
48%
16
58%
17
68%
18
78%
19
86%
20
93%
21
98%
22
100%
23
99%
24
95%
25
88%
26
80%
27
70%
28
59%
29
48%
30
38%
Darkest night
Sun 7 November · 0%
Fullest
Mon 22 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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