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 94%
2 98%
3 100%
4 99%
5 95%
6 88%
7 79%
8 69%
9 58%
10 47%
11 36%
12 26%
13 18%
14 10%
15 5%
16 2%
17 0%
18 0%
19 3%
20 6%
21 12%
22 19%
23 26%
24 35%
25 45%
26 55%
27 65%
28 75%
29 84%
30 91%

Darkest night

Fri 17 November · 0%

Fullest

Fri 3 November · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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