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
1%
2
3%
3
8%
4
13%
5
21%
6
29%
7
38%
8
47%
9
57%
10
66%
11
75%
12
84%
13
91%
14
96%
15
99%
16
100%
17
97%
18
92%
19
84%
20
75%
21
64%
22
53%
23
42%
24
31%
25
22%
26
14%
27
8%
28
3%
29
1%
30
0%
Darkest night
Fri 30 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 16 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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