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
96%
2
99%
3
100%
4
99%
5
95%
6
89%
7
81%
8
71%
9
60%
10
49%
11
38%
12
27%
13
17%
14
10%
15
4%
16
1%
17
0%
18
1%
19
5%
20
10%
21
17%
22
25%
23
34%
24
43%
25
52%
26
62%
27
71%
28
79%
29
87%
30
93%
Darkest night
Mon 17 November · 0%
Fullest
Mon 3 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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