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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