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
9%
2
4%
3
1%
4
0%
5
2%
6
6%
7
12%
8
20%
9
30%
10
41%
11
53%
12
64%
13
74%
14
84%
15
91%
16
96%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
95%
21
90%
22
83%
23
76%
24
67%
25
58%
26
48%
27
39%
28
30%
29
21%
30
13%
31
7%
Darkest night
Fri 4 October · 0%
Fullest
Fri 18 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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