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
99%
2
100%
3
99%
4
95%
5
88%
6
80%
7
70%
8
59%
9
48%
10
37%
11
26%
12
17%
13
9%
14
4%
15
1%
16
0%
17
1%
18
5%
19
10%
20
17%
21
25%
22
33%
23
42%
24
52%
25
61%
26
70%
27
79%
28
87%
29
93%
30
98%
31
100%
Darkest night
Sat 16 October · 0%
Fullest
Sat 2 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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