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
64%
2
53%
3
42%
4
32%
5
23%
6
15%
7
8%
8
4%
9
1%
10
0%
11
1%
12
3%
13
8%
14
14%
15
21%
16
29%
17
38%
18
48%
19
58%
20
69%
21
78%
22
87%
23
94%
24
98%
25
100%
26
99%
27
94%
28
87%
29
79%
30
69%
31
58%
Darkest night
Wed 10 October · 0%
Fullest
Thu 25 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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