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
99%
2
100%
3
98%
4
93%
5
86%
6
77%
7
67%
8
56%
9
44%
10
33%
11
23%
12
15%
13
8%
14
3%
15
0%
16
0%
17
2%
18
6%
19
11%
20
18%
21
25%
22
34%
23
43%
24
53%
25
62%
26
71%
27
80%
28
88%
29
94%
30
98%
Darkest night
Sun 15 November · 0%
Fullest
Mon 2 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30