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
6%
2
3%
3
0%
4
0%
5
2%
6
5%
7
10%
8
16%
9
24%
10
33%
11
44%
12
54%
13
65%
14
76%
15
85%
16
93%
17
98%
18
100%
19
99%
20
96%
21
89%
22
81%
23
72%
24
62%
25
52%
26
42%
27
33%
28
24%
29
17%
30
10%
Darkest night
Fri 3 September · 0%
Fullest
Sat 18 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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