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
89%
2
94%
3
98%
4
100%
5
100%
6
98%
7
95%
8
90%
9
83%
10
75%
11
66%
12
56%
13
46%
14
35%
15
25%
16
15%
17
8%
18
3%
19
0%
20
1%
21
4%
22
10%
23
19%
24
28%
25
38%
26
49%
27
59%
28
68%
29
77%
30
84%
31
90%
Darkest night
Tue 19 October · 0%
Fullest
Mon 4 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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