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
20%
2
12%
3
6%
4
2%
5
0%
6
1%
7
5%
8
12%
9
21%
10
31%
11
42%
12
54%
13
64%
14
74%
15
83%
16
90%
17
95%
18
98%
19
100%
20
100%
21
97%
22
94%
23
88%
24
82%
25
74%
26
65%
27
55%
28
45%
29
35%
30
25%
Darkest night
Thu 5 November · 0%
Fullest
Thu 19 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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