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
53%
2
63%
3
72%
4
80%
5
87%
6
93%
7
97%
8
99%
9
100%
10
99%
11
96%
12
91%
13
85%
14
77%
15
68%
16
58%
17
47%
18
36%
19
25%
20
16%
21
8%
22
3%
23
0%
24
1%
25
4%
26
10%
27
17%
28
27%
29
36%
30
46%
31
56%
Darkest night
Tue 23 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 9 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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