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
99%
2
96%
3
91%
4
84%
5
75%
6
65%
7
54%
8
43%
9
31%
10
21%
11
13%
12
6%
13
2%
14
0%
15
1%
16
4%
17
10%
18
16%
19
24%
20
33%
21
43%
22
52%
23
61%
24
70%
25
79%
26
86%
27
92%
28
97%
29
99%
30
100%
Darkest night
Wed 14 November · 0%
Fullest
Fri 30 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30