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
72%
2
63%
3
53%
4
44%
5
34%
6
26%
7
18%
8
11%
9
6%
10
2%
11
0%
12
0%
13
3%
14
7%
15
14%
16
22%
17
32%
18
43%
19
55%
20
66%
21
76%
22
86%
23
93%
24
97%
25
100%
26
100%
27
97%
28
92%
29
86%
30
79%
31
70%
Darkest night
Fri 11 October · 0%
Fullest
Fri 25 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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