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
32%
2
21%
3
13%
4
6%
5
1%
6
0%
7
2%
8
6%
9
13%
10
21%
11
31%
12
41%
13
51%
14
61%
15
70%
16
78%
17
85%
18
91%
19
96%
20
99%
21
100%
22
99%
23
97%
24
92%
25
85%
26
77%
27
68%
28
57%
29
46%
30
35%
Darkest night
Tue 6 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 21 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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