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
6%
2
13%
3
22%
4
32%
5
43%
6
53%
7
63%
8
72%
9
81%
10
88%
11
93%
12
97%
13
99%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
91%
18
84%
19
77%
20
67%
21
57%
22
47%
23
36%
24
25%
25
16%
26
8%
27
3%
28
0%
29
1%
30
4%
31
10%
Darkest night
Sun 28 October · 0%
Fullest
Sun 14 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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