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
92%
3
86%
4
78%
5
70%
6
61%
7
52%
8
42%
9
32%
10
23%
11
14%
12
8%
13
3%
14
0%
15
1%
16
4%
17
10%
18
18%
19
28%
20
39%
21
50%
22
61%
23
71%
24
80%
25
88%
26
93%
27
97%
28
100%
29
100%
30
98%
31
95%
Darkest night
Sun 14 October · 0%
Fullest
Sun 28 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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