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
5%
2
1%
3
0%
4
1%
5
4%
6
10%
7
17%
8
26%
9
37%
10
48%
11
60%
12
71%
13
81%
14
89%
15
95%
16
99%
17
100%
18
99%
19
96%
20
91%
21
84%
22
77%
23
68%
24
59%
25
50%
26
40%
27
31%
28
22%
29
15%
30
8%
Darkest night
Wed 3 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 17 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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