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
0%
2
2%
3
5%
4
10%
5
16%
6
24%
7
32%
8
42%
9
52%
10
62%
11
72%
12
81%
13
89%
14
95%
15
99%
16
100%
17
98%
18
93%
19
85%
20
76%
21
65%
22
55%
23
44%
24
34%
25
25%
26
17%
27
10%
28
5%
29
2%
30
0%
Darkest night
Sun 1 November · 0%
Fullest
Mon 16 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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