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
56%
2
45%
3
36%
4
27%
5
19%
6
12%
7
7%
8
3%
9
0%
10
0%
11
2%
12
5%
13
10%
14
17%
15
26%
16
35%
17
46%
18
57%
19
68%
20
78%
21
87%
22
94%
23
98%
24
100%
25
99%
26
95%
27
89%
28
81%
29
72%
30
62%
31
53%
Darkest night
Sun 9 October · 0%
Fullest
Mon 24 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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