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
58%
2
69%
3
79%
4
88%
5
94%
6
99%
7
100%
8
99%
9
95%
10
89%
11
82%
12
74%
13
64%
14
55%
15
45%
16
36%
17
27%
18
19%
19
12%
20
7%
21
3%
22
0%
23
0%
24
2%
25
7%
26
13%
27
22%
28
32%
29
43%
30
54%
Darkest night
Fri 22 November · 0%
Fullest
Thu 7 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30