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
96%
2
99%
3
100%
4
99%
5
96%
6
91%
7
83%
8
74%
9
64%
10
52%
11
41%
12
30%
13
20%
14
12%
15
5%
16
1%
17
0%
18
1%
19
4%
20
9%
21
16%
22
24%
23
33%
24
42%
25
51%
26
61%
27
70%
28
78%
29
86%
30
92%
31
97%
Darkest night
Sat 17 October · 0%
Fullest
Sat 3 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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