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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