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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