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 53%
2 42%
3 32%
4 21%
5 13%
6 6%
7 1%
8 0%
9 2%
10 6%
11 13%
12 22%
13 31%
14 42%
15 52%
16 62%
17 71%
18 79%
19 86%
20 92%
21 96%
22 99%
23 100%
24 99%
25 96%
26 92%
27 85%
28 77%
29 68%
30 58%
31 47%

Darkest night

Thu 8 October · 0%

Fullest

Fri 23 October · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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