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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