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
76%
2
66%
3
55%
4
45%
5
35%
6
26%
7
18%
8
12%
9
6%
10
3%
11
0%
12
0%
13
2%
14
5%
15
10%
16
17%
17
25%
18
35%
19
45%
20
56%
21
67%
22
78%
23
87%
24
94%
25
98%
26
100%
27
99%
28
95%
29
89%
30
81%
Darkest night
Tue 11 November · 0%
Fullest
Wed 26 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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