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
47%
2
37%
3
28%
4
19%
5
12%
6
7%
7
3%
8
1%
9
0%
10
1%
11
4%
12
9%
13
15%
14
23%
15
32%
16
42%
17
53%
18
63%
19
74%
20
83%
21
91%
22
97%
23
100%
24
100%
25
96%
26
91%
27
83%
28
74%
29
64%
30
54%
Darkest night
Fri 9 November · 0%
Fullest
Fri 23 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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