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
3%
2
1%
3
0%
4
2%
5
7%
6
15%
7
24%
8
34%
9
46%
10
57%
11
68%
12
78%
13
86%
14
93%
15
97%
16
100%
17
100%
18
98%
19
95%
20
89%
21
83%
22
75%
23
67%
24
58%
25
48%
26
38%
27
29%
28
20%
29
12%
30
6%
31
2%
Darkest night
Fri 3 October · 0%
Fullest
Thu 16 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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