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
61%
2
70%
3
79%
4
87%
5
93%
6
97%
7
99%
8
100%
9
99%
10
96%
11
92%
12
86%
13
78%
14
70%
15
60%
16
50%
17
40%
18
29%
19
20%
20
11%
21
5%
22
1%
23
0%
24
2%
25
7%
26
15%
27
24%
28
34%
29
44%
30
55%
Darkest night
Sun 23 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 8 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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