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
64%
2
54%
3
44%
4
34%
5
26%
6
18%
7
11%
8
6%
9
2%
10
0%
11
0%
12
2%
13
6%
14
11%
15
19%
16
28%
17
38%
18
49%
19
60%
20
71%
21
81%
22
89%
23
96%
24
99%
25
100%
26
98%
27
94%
28
87%
29
79%
30
71%
Darkest night
Tue 10 November · 0%
Fullest
Wed 25 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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