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
50%
2
39%
3
28%
4
19%
5
11%
6
6%
7
2%
8
0%
9
0%
10
3%
11
7%
12
13%
13
20%
14
28%
15
36%
16
46%
17
55%
18
65%
19
74%
20
83%
21
90%
22
96%
23
99%
24
100%
25
98%
26
93%
27
85%
28
76%
29
65%
30
54%
31
43%
Darkest night
Fri 8 October · 0%
Fullest
Sun 24 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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