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
46%
7
56%
8
65%
9
74%
10
82%
11
89%
12
94%
13
98%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
90%
18
83%
19
73%
20
62%
21
51%
22
39%
23
29%
24
19%
25
11%
26
5%
27
2%
28
0%
29
1%
30
3%
Darkest night
Sun 28 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 14 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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