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
16%
2
23%
3
31%
4
40%
5
50%
6
60%
7
70%
8
79%
9
87%
10
94%
11
98%
12
100%
13
99%
14
95%
15
88%
16
79%
17
69%
18
58%
19
47%
20
37%
21
27%
22
18%
23
11%
24
6%
25
2%
26
0%
27
0%
28
2%
29
5%
30
10%
Darkest night
Wed 26 November · 0%
Fullest
Wed 12 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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