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
66%
2
55%
3
43%
4
32%
ASN Steering Committee
5
22%
6
14%
7
7%
8
3%
9
0%
10
0%
ASN Member Star Party
11
2%
12
6%
13
12%
14
19%
15
27%
16
36%
Sparks Marina - Public Outreach
17
45%
18
55%
19
64%
20
73%
21
82%
22
89%
23
95%
24
99%
25
100%
26
99%
27
95%
28
88%
29
79%
30
69%
31
58%
Darkest night
Fri 9 October · 0%
Fullest
Sun 25 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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