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
5%
2
10%
3
17%
4
25%
5
33%
6
43%
7
54%
8
64%
9
74%
10
84%
11
91%
12
97%
13
100%
14
99%
15
96%
16
90%
17
82%
18
73%
19
63%
20
52%
21
42%
22
32%
23
24%
24
16%
25
10%
26
5%
27
2%
28
0%
29
0%
30
3%
Darkest night
Mon 28 November · 0%
Fullest
Sun 13 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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