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
98%
2
95%
3
90%
4
84%
5
76%
6
67%
7
57%
8
46%
9
36%
10
25%
11
16%
12
8%
13
3%
14
0%
15
1%
16
4%
17
10%
18
18%
19
28%
20
38%
21
48%
22
58%
23
68%
24
76%
25
84%
26
90%
27
95%
28
98%
29
100%
30
100%
31
98%
Darkest night
Thu 14 October · 0%
Fullest
Fri 29 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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