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
100%
2
99%
3
96%
4
92%
5
86%
6
79%
7
71%
8
62%
9
52%
10
43%
11
33%
12
23%
13
15%
14
7%
15
2%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
11%
20
19%
21
29%
22
40%
23
51%
24
62%
25
72%
26
80%
27
88%
28
93%
29
97%
30
100%
Darkest night
Wed 16 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 1 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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