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
7%
2
3%
3
0%
4
0%
5
2%
6
5%
7
10%
8
16%
9
23%
10
32%
11
42%
12
52%
13
62%
14
72%
15
82%
16
90%
17
96%
18
99%
19
100%
20
97%
21
92%
22
84%
23
75%
24
65%
25
54%
26
43%
27
34%
28
25%
29
17%
30
10%
31
5%
Darkest night
Tue 3 October · 0%
Fullest
Thu 19 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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