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
46%
2
58%
3
68%
4
77%
5
85%
6
92%
7
96%
8
99%
9
100%
10
99%
11
96%
12
92%
13
86%
14
79%
15
71%
16
62%
17
52%
18
42%
19
32%
20
22%
21
14%
22
7%
23
2%
24
0%
25
1%
26
5%
27
12%
28
21%
29
31%
30
42%
Darkest night
Sun 24 November · 0%
Fullest
Sat 9 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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