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
21%
2
13%
3
6%
4
2%
5
0%
6
1%
7
5%
8
11%
9
18%
10
26%
11
36%
12
45%
13
55%
14
64%
15
73%
16
81%
17
88%
18
93%
19
97%
20
100%
21
100%
22
98%
23
93%
24
87%
25
79%
26
69%
27
58%
28
47%
29
35%
30
25%
Darkest night
Fri 5 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 20 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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