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
1%
2
0%
3
1%
4
4%
5
9%
6
16%
7
25%
8
35%
9
47%
10
58%
11
69%
12
79%
13
88%
14
94%
15
98%
16
100%
17
99%
18
96%
19
90%
20
84%
21
76%
22
67%
23
58%
24
48%
25
39%
26
30%
27
21%
28
14%
29
8%
30
3%
Darkest night
Tue 2 November · 0%
Fullest
Tue 16 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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