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
15%
2
22%
3
30%
4
39%
5
49%
6
58%
7
68%
8
77%
9
86%
10
92%
11
97%
12
100%
13
99%
14
96%
15
90%
16
82%
17
72%
18
61%
19
50%
20
39%
21
29%
22
20%
23
13%
24
7%
25
3%
26
0%
27
0%
28
2%
29
5%
30
10%
31
16%
Darkest night
Mon 26 October · 0%
Fullest
Mon 12 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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