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
82%
2
90%
3
96%
4
99%
5
100%
6
97%
7
92%
8
85%
9
77%
10
67%
11
57%
12
47%
13
38%
14
29%
15
21%
16
14%
17
8%
18
3%
19
1%
20
0%
21
1%
22
4%
23
9%
24
16%
25
25%
26
35%
27
46%
28
57%
29
68%
30
79%
31
87%
Darkest night
Sat 20 October · 0%
Fullest
Fri 5 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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