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
30%
2
39%
3
49%
4
58%
5
68%
6
76%
7
84%
8
91%
9
96%
10
99%
11
100%
12
98%
13
93%
14
86%
15
77%
16
67%
17
56%
18
44%
19
33%
20
23%
21
15%
22
8%
23
3%
24
1%
25
0%
26
1%
27
5%
28
9%
29
16%
30
23%
Darkest night
Sat 25 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 11 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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