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
7%
2
13%
3
21%
4
30%
5
39%
6
48%
7
58%
8
67%
9
75%
10
83%
11
90%
12
95%
13
98%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
91%
18
84%
19
75%
20
64%
21
53%
22
42%
23
31%
24
21%
25
12%
26
6%
27
2%
28
0%
29
1%
30
4%
Darkest night
Sat 28 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 14 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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