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
100%
2
99%
3
96%
4
91%
5
85%
6
78%
7
69%
8
60%
9
51%
10
41%
11
32%
12
23%
13
14%
14
8%
15
3%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
9%
20
18%
21
27%
22
38%
23
50%
24
61%
25
71%
26
80%
27
87%
28
93%
29
97%
30
100%
Darkest night
Tue 16 November · 0%
Fullest
Mon 1 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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