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
57%
2
68%
3
78%
4
86%
5
93%
6
97%
7
100%
8
100%
9
98%
10
94%
11
88%
12
81%
13
73%
14
64%
15
55%
16
46%
17
36%
18
27%
19
18%
20
11%
21
5%
22
1%
23
0%
24
1%
25
5%
26
12%
27
20%
28
31%
29
42%
30
53%
31
64%
Darkest night
Mon 23 October · 0%
Fullest
Sat 7 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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