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
1%
2
4%
3
9%
4
15%
5
22%
6
31%
7
40%
8
50%
9
60%
10
70%
11
79%
12
88%
13
94%
14
98%
15
100%
16
99%
17
94%
18
87%
19
78%
20
68%
21
57%
22
46%
23
36%
24
26%
25
18%
26
11%
27
6%
28
2%
29
0%
30
0%
31
2%
Darkest night
Sat 29 October · 0%
Fullest
Sat 15 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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