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
0%
2
0%
3
2%
4
6%
5
12%
6
20%
7
29%
8
39%
9
51%
10
62%
11
73%
12
82%
13
91%
14
96%
15
99%
16
100%
17
98%
18
93%
19
86%
20
78%
21
70%
22
60%
23
50%
24
41%
25
32%
26
23%
27
16%
28
9%
29
5%
30
1%
Darkest night
Fri 1 September · 0%
Fullest
Sat 16 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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