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
14%
2
22%
3
30%
4
39%
5
49%
6
58%
7
67%
8
76%
9
84%
10
90%
11
96%
12
99%
13
100%
14
99%
15
95%
16
89%
17
81%
18
71%
19
60%
20
49%
21
37%
22
27%
23
17%
24
10%
25
4%
26
1%
27
0%
28
1%
29
4%
30
9%
Darkest night
Sat 27 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 13 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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