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 60%
2 71%
3 80%
4 88%
5 94%
6 98%
7 100%
8 99%
9 97%
10 93%
11 87%
12 80%
13 72%
14 63%
15 54%
16 44%
17 35%
18 26%
19 17%
20 10%
21 4%
22 1%
23 0%
24 2%
25 7%
26 14%
27 23%
28 34%
29 45%
30 56%

Darkest night

Wed 23 November · 0%

Fullest

Mon 7 November · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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