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
9%
3
4%
4
1%
5
0%
6
1%
7
4%
8
10%
9
17%
10
26%
11
37%
12
48%
13
59%
14
70%
15
80%
16
89%
17
95%
18
99%
19
100%
20
99%
21
96%
22
91%
23
84%
24
76%
25
67%
26
58%
27
49%
28
39%
29
30%
30
22%
31
14%
Darkest night
Fri 5 October · 0%
Fullest
Fri 19 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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