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
1%
2
5%
3
11%
4
19%
5
29%
6
40%
7
51%
8
61%
9
71%
10
80%
11
87%
12
93%
13
97%
14
99%
15
100%
16
99%
17
96%
18
92%
19
86%
20
78%
21
69%
22
60%
23
49%
24
39%
25
28%
26
19%
27
10%
28
4%
29
1%
30
0%
31
3%
Darkest night
Mon 30 October · 0%
Fullest
Sun 15 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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