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
6%
2
13%
3
22%
4
32%
5
44%
6
55%
7
66%
8
75%
9
84%
10
91%
11
96%
12
99%
13
100%
14
99%
15
97%
16
93%
17
87%
18
80%
19
72%
20
63%
21
53%
22
43%
23
33%
24
24%
25
15%
26
8%
27
3%
28
0%
29
1%
30
4%
31
10%
Darkest night
Wed 28 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 13 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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