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
22%
2
33%
3
44%
4
55%
5
66%
6
75%
7
83%
8
90%
9
95%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
97%
14
93%
15
88%
16
81%
17
73%
18
64%
19
54%
20
44%
21
34%
22
24%
23
15%
24
8%
25
3%
26
0%
27
1%
28
4%
29
11%
30
19%
Darkest night
Mon 26 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 11 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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