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
97%
2
93%
3
87%
4
80%
5
72%
6
63%
7
54%
8
44%
9
35%
10
26%
11
17%
12
10%
13
5%
14
1%
15
0%
16
2%
17
6%
18
12%
19
21%
20
32%
21
43%
22
54%
23
65%
24
75%
25
84%
26
91%
27
96%
28
99%
29
100%
30
99%
Darkest night
Sat 15 September · 0%
Fullest
Sat 29 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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