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
0%
2
1%
3
5%
4
11%
5
19%
6
29%
7
40%
8
51%
9
62%
10
73%
11
83%
12
90%
13
96%
14
99%
15
100%
16
99%
17
95%
18
90%
19
83%
20
75%
21
66%
22
57%
23
48%
24
39%
25
29%
26
21%
27
13%
28
7%
29
3%
30
0%
Darkest night
Tue 1 November · 0%
Fullest
Tue 15 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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