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
1%
2
4%
3
10%
4
18%
5
27%
6
36%
7
46%
8
56%
9
65%
10
74%
11
82%
12
89%
13
94%
14
98%
15
100%
16
100%
17
98%
18
94%
19
88%
20
80%
21
71%
22
61%
23
50%
24
38%
25
27%
26
18%
27
10%
28
4%
29
1%
30
0%
31
2%
Darkest night
Fri 30 October · 0%
Fullest
Thu 15 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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