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
43%
2
53%
3
63%
4
73%
5
82%
6
90%
7
96%
8
99%
9
100%
10
97%
11
92%
12
84%
13
74%
14
64%
15
53%
16
42%
17
32%
18
23%
19
16%
20
9%
21
4%
22
1%
23
0%
24
1%
25
3%
26
7%
27
12%
28
19%
29
28%
30
37%
31
47%
Darkest night
Sat 23 October · 0%
Fullest
Sat 9 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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