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
68%
2
78%
3
87%
4
94%
5
99%
6
100%
7
98%
8
94%
9
87%
10
79%
11
69%
12
59%
13
49%
14
39%
15
30%
16
21%
17
14%
18
8%
19
4%
20
1%
21
0%
22
1%
23
4%
24
8%
25
15%
26
23%
27
32%
28
42%
29
53%
30
64%
31
75%
Darkest night
Sat 21 October · 0%
Fullest
Fri 6 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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