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
90%
2
84%
3
77%
4
68%
5
59%
6
49%
7
39%
8
28%
9
19%
10
11%
11
5%
12
1%
13
0%
14
2%
15
7%
16
15%
17
24%
18
35%
19
45%
20
56%
21
66%
22
75%
23
83%
24
90%
25
95%
26
98%
27
100%
28
100%
29
98%
30
94%
Darkest night
Tue 13 November · 0%
Fullest
Tue 27 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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