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
87%
2
79%
3
71%
4
62%
5
53%
6
43%
7
34%
8
25%
9
17%
10
10%
11
5%
12
1%
13
0%
14
1%
15
5%
16
12%
17
20%
18
30%
19
42%
20
53%
21
64%
22
74%
23
83%
24
91%
25
96%
26
99%
27
100%
28
99%
29
96%
30
91%
31
85%
Darkest night
Wed 13 October · 0%
Fullest
Wed 27 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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