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
82%
2
90%
3
96%
4
99%
5
100%
6
97%
7
92%
8
84%
9
75%
10
64%
11
53%
12
43%
13
33%
14
24%
15
16%
16
9%
17
5%
18
1%
19
0%
20
1%
21
3%
22
7%
23
12%
24
19%
25
27%
26
37%
27
47%
28
57%
29
68%
30
78%
31
87%
Darkest night
Mon 19 October · 0%
Fullest
Mon 5 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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