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
64%
2
54%
3
42%
4
31%
5
21%
6
12%
7
6%
8
1%
9
0%
10
1%
11
5%
12
11%
13
18%
14
27%
15
36%
16
45%
17
55%
18
64%
19
73%
20
81%
21
88%
22
93%
23
97%
24
100%
25
100%
26
98%
27
93%
28
87%
29
78%
30
68%
Darkest night
Wed 9 November · 0%
Fullest
Thu 24 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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