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
1%
2
0%
3
1%
4
4%
5
8%
6
14%
7
22%
8
30%
9
39%
10
49%
11
59%
12
70%
13
79%
14
88%
15
94%
16
99%
17
100%
18
98%
19
94%
20
87%
21
78%
22
67%
23
57%
24
46%
25
36%
26
26%
27
18%
28
11%
29
6%
30
2%
Darkest night
Mon 2 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 17 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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