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
47%
2
58%
3
69%
4
79%
5
88%
6
95%
7
99%
8
100%
9
98%
10
94%
11
87%
12
79%
13
69%
14
59%
15
49%
16
39%
17
30%
18
22%
19
15%
20
9%
21
4%
22
1%
23
0%
24
1%
25
4%
26
8%
27
15%
28
23%
29
32%
30
43%
Darkest night
Tue 23 September · 0%
Fullest
Mon 8 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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