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
21%
2
31%
3
42%
4
53%
5
64%
6
75%
7
84%
8
91%
9
97%
10
99%
11
100%
12
98%
13
94%
14
89%
15
82%
16
74%
17
66%
18
56%
19
47%
20
37%
21
28%
22
20%
23
12%
24
6%
25
2%
26
0%
27
1%
28
4%
29
10%
30
18%
Darkest night
Thu 26 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 11 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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