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 34%
2 23%
3 14%
4 7%
5 3%
6 0%
7 0%
8 2%
9 7%
10 12%
11 20%
12 28%
13 37%
14 46%
15 55%
16 65%
17 74%
18 82%
19 89%
20 95%
21 99%
22 100%
23 99%
24 95%
25 89%
26 81%
27 71%
28 60%
29 48%
30 37%

Darkest night

Tue 6 November · 0%

Fullest

Thu 22 November · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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