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
2%
2
0%
3
1%
4
3%
5
8%
6
14%
7
23%
8
32%
9
43%
10
54%
11
66%
12
76%
13
85%
14
93%
15
98%
16
100%
17
99%
18
97%
19
92%
20
85%
21
77%
22
68%
23
59%
24
49%
25
40%
26
31%
27
22%
28
15%
29
9%
30
4%
31
1%
Darkest night
Sun 2 October · 0%
Fullest
Sun 16 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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