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
100%
2
99%
3
97%
4
92%
5
86%
6
78%
7
69%
8
58%
9
47%
10
36%
11
25%
12
16%
13
8%
14
3%
15
0%
16
0%
17
3%
18
8%
19
15%
20
24%
21
33%
22
42%
23
52%
24
61%
25
70%
26
78%
27
86%
28
92%
29
96%
30
99%
Darkest night
Wed 15 November · 0%
Fullest
Wed 1 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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