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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