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
0%
2
3%
3
7%
4
12%
5
20%
6
28%
7
38%
8
49%
9
60%
10
71%
11
81%
12
89%
13
96%
14
99%
15
100%
16
98%
17
93%
18
86%
19
78%
20
69%
21
59%
22
49%
23
40%
24
31%
25
22%
26
15%
27
9%
28
4%
29
1%
30
0%
Darkest night
Fri 1 November · 0%
Fullest
Fri 15 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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