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
69%
2
80%
3
88%
4
95%
5
99%
6
100%
7
99%
8
95%
9
90%
10
82%
11
74%
12
65%
13
56%
14
46%
15
37%
16
28%
17
20%
18
13%
19
7%
20
3%
21
0%
22
0%
23
2%
24
7%
25
14%
26
22%
27
33%
28
44%
29
55%
30
66%
31
77%
Darkest night
Wed 21 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 6 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 31