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
41%
2
52%
3
63%
4
74%
5
83%
6
91%
7
96%
8
99%
9
100%
10
98%
11
94%
12
89%
13
81%
14
73%
15
65%
16
55%
17
46%
18
37%
19
28%
20
19%
21
12%
22
6%
23
2%
24
0%
25
1%
26
4%
27
9%
28
17%
29
27%
30
37%
31
49%
Darkest night
Mon 24 October · 0%
Fullest
Sun 9 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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