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
11%
2
19%
3
29%
4
40%
5
51%
6
61%
7
70%
8
79%
9
86%
10
92%
11
96%
12
99%
13
100%
14
99%
15
96%
16
92%
17
86%
18
79%
19
70%
20
60%
21
50%
22
39%
23
28%
24
18%
25
10%
26
4%
27
1%
28
0%
29
3%
30
8%
Darkest night
Sat 28 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 13 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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