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
2%
2
0%
3
1%
4
4%
5
9%
6
17%
7
27%
8
38%
9
49%
10
60%
11
71%
12
80%
13
88%
14
94%
15
98%
16
100%
17
100%
18
98%
19
94%
20
89%
21
82%
22
74%
23
66%
24
56%
25
47%
26
37%
27
27%
28
18%
29
11%
30
5%
Darkest night
Sat 2 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 16 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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