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
100%
2
99%
3
95%
4
91%
5
84%
6
77%
7
68%
8
59%
9
49%
10
38%
11
28%
12
18%
13
10%
14
4%
15
1%
16
0%
17
3%
18
8%
19
16%
20
25%
21
35%
22
46%
23
57%
24
66%
25
75%
26
83%
27
90%
28
95%
29
98%
30
100%
31
100%
Darkest night
Fri 16 October · 0%
Fullest
Thu 1 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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