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
78%
2
68%
3
57%
4
46%
5
35%
6
25%
7
16%
8
10%
9
4%
10
1%
11
0%
12
1%
13
3%
14
7%
15
13%
16
20%
17
28%
18
37%
19
47%
20
57%
21
67%
22
76%
23
85%
24
92%
25
97%
26
100%
27
99%
28
96%
29
90%
30
82%
31
72%
Darkest night
Wed 11 October · 0%
Fullest
Thu 26 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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