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
1%
2
0%
3
1%
4
4%
5
9%
6
15%
7
22%
8
30%
9
39%
10
49%
11
59%
12
68%
13
77%
14
86%
15
93%
16
97%
17
100%
18
99%
19
96%
20
90%
21
82%
22
72%
23
61%
24
50%
25
39%
26
29%
27
20%
28
12%
29
7%
30
3%
31
0%
Darkest night
Fri 2 October · 0%
Fullest
Sat 17 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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