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
35%
2
25%
3
16%
4
8%
5
3%
6
0%
7
1%
8
4%
9
10%
10
18%
11
28%
12
39%
13
50%
14
60%
15
70%
16
78%
17
86%
18
92%
19
96%
20
99%
21
100%
22
99%
23
97%
24
93%
25
87%
26
80%
27
71%
28
62%
29
51%
30
40%
Darkest night
Mon 6 November · 0%
Fullest
Tue 21 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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