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
29%
2
40%
3
51%
4
61%
5
71%
6
79%
7
87%
8
92%
9
97%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
96%
14
92%
15
86%
16
78%
17
70%
18
60%
19
50%
20
39%
21
29%
22
19%
23
11%
24
4%
25
1%
26
0%
27
3%
28
8%
29
15%
30
24%
31
34%
Darkest night
Wed 26 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 11 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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