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
0%
2
2%
3
6%
4
11%
5
18%
6
26%
7
36%
8
46%
9
57%
10
68%
11
78%
12
87%
13
94%
14
99%
15
100%
16
99%
17
94%
18
88%
19
80%
20
70%
21
60%
22
50%
23
41%
24
32%
25
23%
26
16%
27
9%
28
5%
29
1%
30
0%
31
1%
Darkest night
Wed 1 October · 0%
Fullest
Wed 15 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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