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
26%
2
36%
3
48%
4
59%
5
70%
6
80%
7
89%
8
95%
9
99%
10
100%
11
99%
12
95%
13
89%
14
82%
15
74%
16
65%
17
56%
18
46%
19
37%
20
28%
21
20%
22
13%
23
7%
24
3%
25
0%
26
0%
27
3%
28
7%
29
14%
30
23%
31
33%
Darkest night
Mon 25 October · 0%
Fullest
Sun 10 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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