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 78%
2 69%
3 60%
4 51%
5 41%
6 32%
7 23%
8 15%
9 8%
10 3%
11 0%
12 0%
13 3%
14 9%
15 17%
16 27%
17 38%
18 49%
19 60%
20 70%
21 80%
22 87%
23 93%
24 97%
25 100%
26 100%
27 98%
28 95%
29 90%
30 84%

Darkest night

Thu 11 November · 0%

Fullest

Thu 25 November · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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