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
100%
2
100%
3
98%
4
94%
5
88%
6
80%
7
71%
8
61%
9
50%
10
39%
11
28%
12
18%
13
10%
14
4%
15
1%
16
0%
17
2%
18
7%
19
14%
20
22%
21
31%
22
41%
23
51%
24
60%
25
69%
26
77%
27
85%
28
91%
29
96%
30
99%
31
100%
Darkest night
Tue 16 October · 0%
Fullest
Mon 1 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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