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
84%
2
92%
3
97%
4
100%
5
99%
6
96%
7
91%
8
84%
9
75%
10
65%
11
56%
12
46%
13
37%
14
28%
15
20%
16
13%
17
7%
18
3%
19
1%
20
0%
21
2%
22
5%
23
11%
24
18%
25
27%
26
38%
27
49%
28
60%
29
71%
30
81%
Darkest night
Mon 20 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 4 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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