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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