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
70%
2
78%
3
86%
4
92%
5
97%
6
100%
7
100%
8
98%
9
93%
10
86%
11
77%
12
66%
13
55%
14
44%
15
33%
16
23%
17
14%
18
8%
19
3%
20
0%
21
0%
22
2%
23
6%
24
11%
25
18%
26
26%
27
34%
28
43%
29
53%
30
62%
Darkest night
Fri 20 November · 0%
Fullest
Fri 6 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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