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
46%
2
35%
3
25%
4
15%
5
8%
6
2%
7
0%
8
1%
9
4%
10
11%
11
19%
12
29%
13
39%
14
49%
15
60%
16
69%
17
77%
18
85%
19
91%
20
96%
21
99%
22
100%
23
99%
24
97%
25
93%
26
87%
27
80%
28
71%
29
61%
30
50%
Darkest night
Tue 7 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 22 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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