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
97%
2
92%
3
84%
4
74%
5
64%
6
52%
7
42%
8
31%
9
22%
10
15%
11
8%
12
4%
13
1%
14
0%
15
1%
16
4%
17
8%
18
14%
19
21%
20
29%
21
38%
22
48%
23
59%
24
69%
25
79%
26
87%
27
94%
28
98%
29
100%
30
98%
31
94%
Darkest night
Mon 14 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 29 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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