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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