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
0%
3
1%
4
5%
5
9%
6
16%
7
23%
8
31%
9
41%
10
50%
11
60%
12
70%
13
79%
14
87%
15
94%
16
98%
17
100%
18
99%
19
95%
20
88%
21
79%
22
69%
23
58%
24
47%
25
36%
26
27%
27
18%
28
11%
29
6%
30
2%
Darkest night
Sun 2 November · 0%
Fullest
Mon 17 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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