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
24%
2
16%
3
9%
4
4%
5
1%
6
0%
7
2%
8
6%
9
12%
10
21%
11
31%
12
42%
13
54%
14
65%
15
75%
16
84%
17
91%
18
96%
19
99%
20
100%
21
99%
22
95%
23
90%
24
84%
25
76%
26
68%
27
59%
28
49%
29
40%
30
30%
Darkest night
Mon 6 September · 0%
Fullest
Mon 20 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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