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
79%
2
71%
3
61%
4
52%
5
42%
6
33%
7
25%
8
17%
9
10%
10
5%
11
2%
12
0%
13
1%
14
4%
15
9%
16
16%
17
25%
18
36%
19
47%
20
58%
21
69%
22
79%
23
88%
24
94%
25
98%
26
100%
27
99%
28
96%
29
92%
30
85%
Darkest night
Sun 12 November · 0%
Fullest
Sun 26 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30