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
8%
2
14%
3
21%
4
30%
5
39%
6
48%
7
58%
8
67%
9
76%
10
84%
11
91%
12
96%
13
99%
14
100%
15
98%
16
93%
17
85%
18
76%
19
65%
20
54%
21
43%
22
32%
23
22%
24
14%
25
8%
26
3%
27
1%
28
0%
29
1%
30
5%
31
9%
Darkest night
Tue 28 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 14 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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