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
21%
2
13%
3
7%
4
2%
5
0%
6
1%
7
4%
8
10%
9
18%
10
28%
11
39%
12
50%
13
62%
14
72%
15
81%
16
88%
17
94%
18
98%
19
100%
20
100%
21
98%
22
94%
23
89%
24
82%
25
75%
26
66%
27
57%
28
47%
29
37%
30
27%
31
18%
Darkest night
Tue 5 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 19 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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