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
71%
2
81%
3
90%
4
96%
5
99%
6
100%
7
97%
8
92%
9
85%
10
77%
11
67%
12
57%
13
47%
14
37%
15
28%
16
20%
17
13%
18
8%
19
3%
20
1%
21
0%
22
1%
23
4%
24
9%
25
16%
26
25%
27
34%
28
45%
29
56%
30
67%
Darkest night
Mon 21 November · 0%
Fullest
Sun 6 November · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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