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
75%
2
85%
3
92%
4
97%
5
100%
6
99%
7
96%
8
89%
9
81%
10
72%
11
61%
12
51%
13
41%
14
31%
15
23%
16
15%
17
9%
18
4%
19
1%
20
0%
21
1%
22
3%
23
7%
24
13%
25
20%
26
29%
27
39%
28
50%
29
61%
30
72%
Darkest night
Thu 20 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 5 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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