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
87%
2
78%
3
68%
4
57%
5
47%
6
37%
7
27%
8
19%
9
12%
10
7%
11
3%
12
1%
13
0%
14
1%
15
4%
16
9%
17
16%
18
23%
19
32%
20
42%
21
53%
22
64%
23
74%
24
84%
25
92%
26
97%
27
100%
28
99%
29
96%
30
91%
Darkest night
Wed 13 November · 0%
Fullest
Wed 27 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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