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
84%
2
92%
3
97%
4
100%
5
99%
6
96%
7
90%
8
82%
9
72%
10
62%
11
51%
12
40%
13
31%
14
22%
15
15%
16
8%
17
4%
18
1%
19
0%
20
1%
21
3%
22
7%
23
13%
24
20%
25
29%
26
38%
27
49%
28
60%
29
70%
30
80%
Darkest night
Wed 19 November · 0%
Fullest
Tue 4 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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