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
100%
2
100%
3
98%
4
95%
5
90%
6
83%
7
75%
8
67%
9
57%
10
46%
11
36%
12
26%
13
16%
14
8%
15
3%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
10%
20
18%
21
27%
22
38%
23
48%
24
58%
25
68%
26
77%
27
84%
28
90%
29
95%
30
98%
Darkest night
Sat 16 November · 0%
Fullest
Fri 1 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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