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
32%
2
42%
3
53%
4
63%
5
73%
6
81%
7
88%
8
93%
9
97%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
96%
14
91%
15
85%
16
77%
17
68%
18
58%
19
47%
20
37%
21
26%
22
17%
23
9%
24
3%
25
0%
26
0%
27
4%
28
9%
29
17%
30
26%
Darkest night
Thu 25 November · 0%
Fullest
Thu 11 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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