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
39%
2
30%
3
21%
4
14%
5
8%
6
3%
7
1%
8
0%
9
1%
10
4%
11
8%
12
14%
13
22%
14
30%
15
40%
16
50%
17
61%
18
71%
19
81%
20
89%
21
96%
22
99%
23
100%
24
97%
25
92%
26
85%
27
76%
28
66%
29
56%
30
45%
31
36%
Darkest night
Wed 8 October · 0%
Fullest
Thu 23 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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