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
8%
2
3%
3
0%
4
0%
5
2%
6
7%
7
14%
8
23%
9
33%
10
45%
11
56%
12
67%
13
77%
14
86%
15
92%
16
97%
17
100%
18
100%
19
98%
20
94%
21
89%
22
82%
23
75%
24
66%
25
57%
26
47%
27
38%
28
29%
29
20%
30
12%
Darkest night
Sat 3 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 17 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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