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
0%
3
2%
4
7%
5
13%
6
20%
7
29%
8
38%
9
48%
10
57%
11
66%
12
75%
13
83%
14
90%
15
95%
16
98%
17
100%
18
99%
19
96%
20
91%
21
83%
22
73%
23
63%
24
51%
25
40%
26
29%
27
19%
28
11%
29
5%
30
2%
31
0%
Darkest night
Mon 2 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 17 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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