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
28%
2
38%
3
48%
4
57%
5
66%
6
75%
7
83%
8
89%
9
94%
10
98%
11
100%
12
100%
13
97%
14
93%
15
87%
16
78%
17
69%
18
58%
19
47%
20
35%
21
25%
22
15%
23
8%
24
3%
25
0%
26
0%
27
3%
28
8%
29
14%
30
22%
Darkest night
Mon 25 November · 0%
Fullest
Mon 11 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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