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
43%
2
54%
3
65%
4
75%
5
83%
6
90%
7
95%
8
99%
9
100%
10
99%
11
97%
12
93%
13
87%
14
80%
15
72%
16
63%
17
54%
18
44%
19
34%
20
24%
21
15%
22
8%
23
3%
24
0%
25
1%
26
4%
27
10%
28
18%
29
28%
30
39%
31
50%
Darkest night
Fri 24 October · 0%
Fullest
Thu 9 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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