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
39%
2
28%
3
18%
4
10%
5
4%
6
1%
7
0%
8
3%
9
8%
10
15%
11
24%
12
33%
13
43%
14
53%
15
62%
16
71%
17
79%
18
87%
19
92%
20
97%
21
99%
22
100%
23
99%
24
96%
25
90%
26
84%
27
75%
28
65%
29
54%
30
43%
31
32%
Darkest night
Thu 7 October · 0%
Fullest
Fri 22 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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