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
12%
2
6%
3
1%
4
0%
5
1%
6
6%
7
13%
8
22%
9
32%
10
43%
11
54%
12
65%
13
74%
14
83%
15
90%
16
95%
17
98%
18
100%
19
100%
20
98%
21
94%
22
89%
23
82%
24
74%
25
65%
26
56%
27
45%
28
35%
29
25%
30
16%
31
8%
Darkest night
Tue 4 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 18 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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