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
43%
2
54%
3
65%
4
75%
5
85%
6
92%
7
97%
8
100%
9
99%
10
96%
11
91%
12
83%
13
75%
14
65%
15
56%
16
46%
17
36%
18
28%
19
20%
20
13%
21
7%
22
3%
23
1%
24
0%
25
2%
26
5%
27
11%
28
19%
29
28%
30
38%
Darkest night
Sat 24 November · 0%
Fullest
Thu 8 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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