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
68%
2
77%
3
85%
4
92%
5
97%
6
100%
7
100%
8
97%
9
92%
10
85%
11
75%
12
65%
13
53%
14
42%
15
31%
16
22%
17
14%
18
7%
19
3%
20
0%
21
0%
22
2%
23
5%
24
10%
25
17%
26
24%
27
33%
28
42%
29
52%
30
62%
Darkest night
Sat 20 September · 0%
Fullest
Sat 6 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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