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
9%
2
5%
3
1%
4
0%
5
1%
6
3%
7
8%
8
14%
9
22%
10
32%
11
42%
12
54%
13
65%
14
75%
15
85%
16
92%
17
97%
18
100%
19
99%
20
97%
21
91%
22
85%
23
76%
24
67%
25
58%
26
48%
27
39%
28
30%
29
22%
30
14%
Darkest night
Tue 4 November · 0%
Fullest
Tue 18 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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