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
77%
2
85%
3
91%
4
96%
5
99%
6
100%
7
98%
8
94%
9
88%
10
80%
11
70%
12
59%
13
47%
14
36%
15
26%
16
16%
17
9%
18
4%
19
1%
20
0%
21
2%
22
5%
23
10%
24
17%
25
25%
26
33%
27
42%
28
52%
29
61%
30
71%
31
79%
Darkest night
Thu 20 October · 0%
Fullest
Thu 6 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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