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
90%
2
82%
3
72%
4
61%
5
50%
6
38%
7
28%
8
19%
9
11%
10
5%
11
2%
12
0%
13
1%
14
3%
15
7%
16
13%
17
20%
18
28%
19
36%
20
46%
21
56%
22
65%
23
75%
24
83%
25
91%
26
96%
27
99%
28
100%
29
97%
30
92%
31
85%
Darkest night
Wed 12 October · 0%
Fullest
Fri 28 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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