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
75%
2
65%
3
53%
4
42%
5
32%
6
23%
7
15%
8
8%
9
4%
10
1%
11
0%
12
1%
13
4%
14
8%
15
14%
16
21%
17
29%
18
38%
19
48%
20
58%
21
68%
22
78%
23
87%
24
94%
25
98%
26
100%
27
99%
28
95%
29
88%
30
79%
Darkest night
Fri 11 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 26 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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