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
49%
2
38%
3
27%
4
17%
5
10%
6
4%
7
1%
8
0%
9
2%
10
6%
11
12%
12
19%
13
27%
14
36%
15
46%
16
55%
17
64%
18
73%
19
81%
20
88%
21
94%
22
98%
23
100%
24
99%
25
97%
26
91%
27
84%
28
75%
29
64%
30
53%
Darkest night
Wed 8 November · 0%
Fullest
Thu 23 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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