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
5%
2
9%
3
16%
4
23%
5
32%
6
41%
7
51%
8
62%
9
72%
10
81%
11
90%
12
96%
13
99%
14
100%
15
97%
16
92%
17
85%
18
75%
19
65%
20
54%
21
44%
22
34%
23
25%
24
17%
25
10%
26
5%
27
2%
28
0%
29
0%
30
2%
31
6%
Darkest night
Sat 28 October · 0%
Fullest
Sat 14 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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