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
93%
2
87%
3
80%
4
72%
5
63%
6
53%
7
44%
8
34%
9
25%
10
16%
11
9%
12
4%
13
1%
14
0%
15
3%
16
8%
17
15%
18
25%
19
36%
20
47%
21
58%
22
69%
23
78%
24
86%
25
92%
26
97%
27
99%
28
100%
29
99%
30
96%
Darkest night
Sat 14 September · 0%
Fullest
Sat 28 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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