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
86%
2
92%
3
97%
4
100%
5
100%
6
97%
7
93%
8
85%
9
76%
10
66%
11
54%
12
43%
13
32%
14
22%
15
14%
16
7%
17
3%
18
0%
19
0%
20
2%
21
5%
22
11%
23
17%
24
25%
25
34%
26
43%
27
52%
28
62%
29
71%
30
80%
31
88%
Darkest night
Wed 18 October · 0%
Fullest
Wed 4 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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