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
73%
2
82%
3
90%
4
96%
5
99%
6
100%
7
98%
8
92%
9
85%
10
75%
11
65%
12
54%
13
43%
14
33%
15
24%
16
16%
17
9%
18
4%
19
1%
20
0%
21
1%
22
3%
23
7%
24
12%
25
19%
26
27%
27
37%
28
47%
29
57%
30
67%
Darkest night
Wed 20 November · 0%
Fullest
Wed 6 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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