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 92%
2 85%
3 78%
4 70%
5 61%
6 51%
7 42%
8 33%
9 24%
10 16%
11 9%
12 4%
13 1%
14 0%
15 2%
16 7%
17 14%
18 23%
19 34%
20 45%
21 56%
22 67%
23 77%
24 85%
25 92%
26 97%
27 99%
28 100%
29 99%
30 95%

Darkest night

Fri 14 November · 0%

Fullest

Fri 28 November · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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