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
79%
2
70%
3
60%
4
50%
5
38%
6
28%
7
18%
8
10%
9
4%
10
1%
11
0%
12
3%
13
8%
14
15%
15
24%
16
33%
17
43%
18
53%
19
63%
20
72%
21
80%
22
87%
23
92%
24
97%
25
99%
26
100%
27
99%
28
95%
29
90%
30
83%
31
75%
Darkest night
Tue 11 October · 0%
Fullest
Wed 26 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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