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
0%
2
3%
3
7%
4
14%
5
21%
6
29%
7
38%
8
48%
9
57%
10
66%
11
75%
12
83%
13
90%
14
96%
15
99%
16
100%
17
99%
18
95%
19
88%
20
80%
21
69%
22
58%
23
47%
24
36%
25
25%
26
17%
27
9%
28
4%
29
1%
30
0%
31
1%
Darkest night
Mon 1 October · 0%
Fullest
Tue 16 October · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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