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
84%
2
74%
3
64%
4
53%
5
42%
6
32%
7
23%
8
15%
9
9%
10
4%
11
1%
12
0%
13
1%
14
3%
15
7%
16
13%
17
20%
18
29%
19
38%
20
48%
21
58%
22
69%
23
79%
24
87%
25
94%
26
99%
27
100%
28
98%
29
94%
30
87%
Darkest night
Sat 12 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 27 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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