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
88%
2
81%
3
72%
4
62%
5
52%
6
43%
7
34%
8
25%
9
17%
10
11%
11
6%
12
2%
13
0%
14
0%
15
3%
16
7%
17
14%
18
22%
19
32%
20
42%
21
54%
22
65%
23
76%
24
85%
25
92%
26
97%
27
100%
28
100%
29
97%
30
92%
Darkest night
Sun 13 November · 0%
Fullest
Sun 27 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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