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
16%
2
26%
3
36%
4
47%
5
58%
6
69%
7
78%
8
85%
9
92%
10
96%
11
99%
12
100%
13
99%
14
97%
15
92%
16
86%
17
79%
18
71%
19
62%
20
52%
21
42%
22
31%
23
22%
24
13%
25
6%
26
2%
27
0%
28
1%
29
6%
30
13%
31
22%
Darkest night
Wed 27 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 12 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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