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
36%
2
25%
3
16%
4
8%
5
3%
6
0%
7
1%
8
4%
9
9%
10
17%
11
25%
12
35%
13
45%
14
54%
15
64%
16
72%
17
80%
18
87%
19
93%
20
97%
21
99%
22
100%
23
98%
24
95%
25
89%
26
82%
27
72%
28
62%
29
51%
30
40%
Darkest night
Fri 6 November · 0%
Fullest
Sun 22 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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