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
73%
2
82%
3
90%
4
96%
5
99%
6
100%
7
98%
8
94%
9
88%
10
81%
11
73%
12
64%
13
55%
14
45%
15
36%
16
27%
17
19%
18
12%
19
6%
20
2%
21
0%
22
1%
23
3%
24
9%
25
16%
26
25%
27
36%
28
47%
29
58%
30
69%
Darkest night
Fri 21 November · 0%
Fullest
Thu 6 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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