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
28%
2
37%
3
47%
4
58%
5
69%
6
79%
7
88%
8
94%
9
99%
10
100%
11
98%
12
94%
13
87%
14
78%
15
69%
16
58%
17
48%
18
38%
19
29%
20
21%
21
14%
22
8%
23
4%
24
1%
25
0%
26
1%
27
4%
28
8%
29
15%
30
23%
31
32%
Darkest night
Thu 25 October · 0%
Fullest
Wed 10 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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