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
58%
2
68%
3
78%
4
87%
5
94%
6
98%
7
100%
8
99%
9
94%
10
87%
11
79%
12
69%
13
59%
14
48%
15
38%
16
29%
17
21%
18
14%
19
8%
20
4%
21
1%
22
0%
23
1%
24
4%
25
8%
26
14%
27
22%
28
31%
29
41%
30
52%
Darkest night
Mon 22 November · 0%
Fullest
Sun 7 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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