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
63%
2
73%
3
82%
4
90%
5
96%
6
99%
7
100%
8
97%
9
92%
10
84%
11
74%
12
64%
13
53%
14
43%
15
33%
16
24%
17
16%
18
10%
19
5%
20
2%
21
0%
22
0%
23
3%
24
6%
25
12%
26
19%
27
27%
28
37%
29
47%
30
58%
Darkest night
Thu 21 September · 0%
Fullest
Thu 7 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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