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
19%
2
29%
3
39%
4
50%
5
61%
6
71%
7
79%
8
87%
9
93%
10
97%
11
99%
12
100%
13
99%
14
96%
15
91%
16
85%
17
78%
18
70%
19
60%
20
50%
21
40%
22
29%
23
19%
24
11%
25
5%
26
1%
27
0%
28
2%
29
7%
30
15%
Darkest night
Fri 27 November · 0%
Fullest
Thu 12 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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