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
1%
2
4%
3
8%
4
15%
5
22%
6
31%
7
40%
8
49%
9
58%
10
68%
11
77%
12
85%
13
91%
14
96%
15
99%
16
100%
17
98%
18
93%
19
86%
20
77%
21
66%
22
55%
23
44%
24
33%
25
23%
26
15%
27
8%
28
3%
29
1%
30
0%
Darkest night
Thu 30 November · 0%
Fullest
Thu 16 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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