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
10%
2
4%
3
1%
4
0%
5
2%
6
8%
7
15%
8
25%
9
35%
10
46%
11
57%
12
67%
13
76%
14
84%
15
91%
16
96%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
97%
21
93%
22
88%
23
81%
24
73%
25
64%
26
54%
27
43%
28
33%
29
23%
30
14%
Darkest night
Thu 4 November · 0%
Fullest
Thu 18 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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