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
97%
2
92%
3
86%
4
78%
5
70%
6
61%
7
52%
8
42%
9
33%
10
24%
11
16%
12
10%
13
4%
14
1%
15
0%
16
1%
17
5%
18
11%
19
20%
20
29%
21
40%
22
52%
23
63%
24
74%
25
83%
26
90%
27
96%
28
99%
29
100%
30
99%
Darkest night
Fri 15 November · 0%
Fullest
Fri 29 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30