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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