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
76%
2
84%
3
90%
4
95%
5
98%
6
100%
7
100%
8
97%
9
93%
10
87%
11
80%
12
71%
13
61%
14
50%
15
38%
16
28%
17
18%
18
10%
19
4%
20
1%
21
0%
22
3%
23
7%
24
14%
25
22%
26
32%
27
41%
28
51%
29
60%
30
69%
31
78%
Darkest night
Sun 21 October · 0%
Fullest
Sat 6 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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