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
11%
2
4%
3
1%
4
0%
5
2%
6
7%
7
15%
8
23%
9
33%
10
43%
11
53%
12
63%
13
72%
14
80%
15
87%
16
93%
17
97%
18
99%
19
100%
20
99%
21
96%
22
91%
23
84%
24
76%
25
66%
26
56%
27
44%
28
33%
29
23%
30
14%
Darkest night
Mon 4 November · 0%
Fullest
Tue 19 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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