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
5%
2
1%
3
0%
4
1%
5
4%
6
8%
7
14%
8
22%
9
30%
10
39%
11
48%
12
58%
13
67%
14
76%
15
84%
16
91%
17
97%
18
99%
19
100%
20
97%
21
92%
22
85%
23
75%
24
65%
25
53%
26
42%
27
32%
28
22%
29
14%
30
8%
31
3%
Darkest night
Fri 3 October · 0%
Fullest
Sun 19 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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