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
47%
2
58%
3
68%
4
77%
5
85%
6
91%
7
96%
8
99%
9
100%
10
99%
11
97%
12
93%
13
87%
14
80%
15
72%
16
63%
17
52%
18
42%
19
32%
20
22%
21
13%
22
6%
23
2%
24
0%
25
2%
26
6%
27
13%
28
22%
29
32%
30
42%
Darkest night
Mon 24 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 9 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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