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 89%
2 81%
3 71%
4 60%
5 49%
6 39%
7 29%
8 21%
9 13%
10 8%
11 3%
12 1%
13 0%
14 1%
15 4%
16 8%
17 14%
18 22%
19 31%
20 40%
21 51%
22 61%
23 72%
24 81%
25 90%
26 96%
27 99%
28 100%
29 97%
30 92%
31 85%

Darkest night

Mon 13 October · 0%

Fullest

Tue 28 October · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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