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 2%
2 0%
3 1%
4 4%
5 9%
6 17%
7 27%
8 38%
9 49%
10 60%
11 71%
12 80%
13 88%
14 94%
15 98%
16 100%
17 100%
18 98%
19 94%
20 89%
21 82%
22 74%
23 66%
24 56%
25 47%
26 37%
27 27%
28 18%
29 11%
30 5%

Darkest night

Sat 2 November · 0%

Fullest

Sat 16 November · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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