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
78%
2
68%
3
58%
4
47%
5
37%
6
28%
7
20%
8
13%
9
7%
10
3%
11
1%
12
0%
13
1%
14
4%
15
9%
16
16%
17
23%
18
33%
19
43%
20
53%
21
64%
22
75%
23
84%
24
92%
25
97%
26
100%
27
99%
28
96%
29
90%
30
82%
31
73%
Darkest night
Mon 12 October · 0%
Fullest
Mon 26 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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