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
94%
2
98%
3
100%
4
100%
5
98%
6
94%
7
88%
8
80%
9
71%
10
60%
11
49%
12
38%
13
27%
14
17%
15
9%
16
4%
17
1%
18
0%
19
3%
20
7%
21
14%
22
22%
23
31%
24
40%
25
50%
26
59%
27
68%
28
77%
29
84%
30
91%
Darkest night
Fri 18 September · 0%
Fullest
Thu 3 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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