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
62%
2
51%
3
40%
4
29%
5
20%
6
12%
7
6%
8
2%
9
0%
10
1%
11
3%
12
7%
13
13%
14
20%
15
28%
16
37%
17
46%
18
56%
19
65%
20
75%
21
83%
22
90%
23
96%
24
99%
25
100%
26
98%
27
93%
28
86%
29
77%
30
66%
Darkest night
Sun 9 November · 0%
Fullest
Tue 25 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30