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
90%
2
82%
3
73%
4
64%
5
54%
6
44%
7
35%
8
26%
9
18%
10
12%
11
6%
12
2%
13
0%
14
0%
15
2%
16
6%
17
12%
18
20%
19
29%
20
39%
21
50%
22
62%
23
73%
24
82%
25
90%
26
96%
27
99%
28
100%
29
98%
30
93%
31
87%
Darkest night
Fri 13 October · 0%
Fullest
Sat 28 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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