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
59%
2
69%
3
77%
4
84%
5
91%
6
96%
7
99%
8
100%
9
99%
10
96%
11
90%
12
83%
13
74%
14
63%
15
52%
16
40%
17
29%
18
20%
19
11%
20
5%
21
1%
22
0%
23
1%
24
4%
25
10%
26
16%
27
24%
28
33%
29
42%
30
52%
31
61%
Darkest night
Thu 22 October · 0%
Fullest
Thu 8 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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