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
15%
2
24%
3
34%
4
46%
5
57%
6
68%
7
78%
8
87%
9
93%
10
98%
11
100%
12
100%
13
98%
14
94%
15
88%
16
81%
17
73%
18
64%
19
55%
20
45%
21
36%
22
27%
23
18%
24
11%
25
5%
26
1%
27
0%
28
1%
29
6%
30
12%
31
21%
Darkest night
Sat 27 October · 0%
Fullest
Thu 11 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
11 of 31