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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