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
6%
2
12%
3
19%
4
28%
5
37%
6
47%
7
57%
8
66%
9
74%
10
82%
11
89%
12
94%
13
98%
14
100%
15
100%
16
97%
17
93%
18
86%
19
77%
20
68%
21
57%
22
45%
23
34%
24
23%
25
14%
26
7%
27
2%
28
0%
29
0%
30
3%
31
8%
Darkest night
Thu 28 October · 0%
Fullest
Thu 14 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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