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
100%
2
99%
3
96%
4
92%
5
86%
6
79%
7
70%
8
61%
9
52%
10
43%
11
33%
12
24%
13
16%
14
9%
15
4%
16
1%
17
0%
18
3%
19
8%
20
15%
21
24%
22
35%
23
46%
24
58%
25
68%
26
78%
27
86%
28
92%
29
97%
30
99%
31
100%
Darkest night
Mon 17 October · 0%
Fullest
Sat 1 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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