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
83%
2
90%
3
95%
4
99%
5
100%
6
99%
7
96%
8
90%
9
83%
10
73%
11
63%
12
51%
13
40%
14
29%
15
19%
16
11%
17
5%
18
1%
19
0%
20
1%
21
4%
22
9%
23
16%
24
23%
25
32%
26
41%
27
51%
28
60%
29
69%
30
78%
Darkest night
Tue 19 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 5 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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