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
37%
2
26%
3
17%
4
9%
5
4%
6
1%
7
0%
8
2%
9
6%
10
11%
11
19%
12
27%
13
36%
14
45%
15
54%
16
64%
17
73%
18
81%
19
88%
20
94%
21
98%
22
100%
23
99%
24
96%
25
91%
26
83%
27
74%
28
63%
29
52%
30
40%
31
29%
Darkest night
Mon 7 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 22 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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