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
67%
2
57%
3
46%
4
35%
5
24%
6
15%
7
7%
8
2%
9
0%
10
1%
11
4%
12
9%
13
17%
14
25%
15
35%
16
44%
17
54%
18
63%
19
72%
20
80%
21
87%
22
93%
23
97%
24
99%
25
100%
26
98%
27
94%
28
88%
29
81%
30
71%
31
61%
Darkest night
Mon 9 October · 0%
Fullest
Wed 25 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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