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
25%
2
16%
3
8%
4
3%
5
0%
6
1%
7
4%
8
10%
9
19%
10
29%
11
39%
12
50%
13
60%
14
69%
15
78%
16
85%
17
91%
18
96%
19
99%
20
100%
21
99%
22
97%
23
93%
24
87%
25
80%
26
71%
27
61%
28
51%
29
40%
30
29%
31
19%
Darkest night
Sat 5 October · 0%
Fullest
Sun 20 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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