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
97%
2
92%
3
84%
4
75%
5
65%
6
55%
7
45%
8
36%
9
27%
10
19%
11
12%
12
7%
13
3%
14
0%
15
0%
16
2%
17
5%
18
10%
19
17%
20
26%
21
36%
22
46%
23
58%
24
69%
25
79%
26
88%
27
94%
28
99%
29
100%
30
99%
31
95%
Darkest night
Fri 14 October · 0%
Fullest
Sat 29 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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