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
37%
2
27%
3
18%
4
10%
5
4%
6
1%
7
0%
8
3%
9
8%
10
16%
11
26%
12
36%
13
47%
14
58%
15
68%
16
77%
17
84%
18
91%
19
96%
20
99%
21
100%
22
99%
23
97%
24
93%
25
88%
26
81%
27
73%
28
63%
29
53%
30
43%
31
32%
Darkest night
Sun 7 October · 0%
Fullest
Sun 21 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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