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
61%
2
50%
3
38%
4
28%
5
18%
6
9%
7
4%
8
0%
9
0%
10
3%
11
8%
12
15%
13
23%
14
33%
15
42%
16
52%
17
62%
18
71%
19
79%
20
86%
21
92%
22
96%
23
99%
24
100%
25
99%
26
96%
27
90%
28
83%
29
74%
30
64%
Darkest night
Sat 8 September · 0%
Fullest
Mon 24 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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