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
44%
2
56%
3
67%
4
77%
5
86%
6
93%
7
97%
8
100%
9
100%
10
98%
11
93%
12
88%
13
80%
14
72%
15
64%
16
54%
17
45%
18
35%
19
26%
20
18%
21
11%
22
5%
23
1%
24
0%
25
1%
26
5%
27
11%
28
20%
29
30%
30
41%
Darkest night
Wed 24 November · 0%
Fullest
Mon 8 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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