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
54%
2
65%
3
76%
4
85%
5
93%
6
98%
7
100%
8
99%
9
96%
10
91%
11
83%
12
75%
13
66%
14
56%
15
47%
16
37%
17
28%
18
20%
19
13%
20
7%
21
3%
22
1%
23
0%
24
2%
25
6%
26
11%
27
19%
28
29%
29
39%
30
51%
31
62%
Darkest night
Thu 23 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 7 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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