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
31%
2
42%
3
54%
4
65%
5
75%
6
83%
7
90%
8
96%
9
99%
10
100%
11
99%
12
97%
13
92%
14
87%
15
80%
16
72%
17
63%
18
53%
19
43%
20
34%
21
24%
22
15%
23
8%
24
3%
25
0%
26
0%
27
4%
28
9%
29
18%
30
27%
Darkest night
Sun 25 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 10 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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