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
61%
2
70%
3
79%
4
87%
5
93%
6
98%
7
100%
8
99%
9
96%
10
90%
11
82%
12
72%
13
61%
14
49%
15
38%
16
28%
17
19%
18
12%
19
6%
20
2%
21
0%
22
0%
23
2%
24
6%
25
11%
26
18%
27
26%
28
34%
29
44%
30
53%
31
63%
Darkest night
Mon 21 October · 0%
Fullest
Mon 7 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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