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
61%
2
50%
3
40%
4
30%
5
21%
6
14%
7
8%
8
4%
9
1%
10
0%
11
1%
12
4%
13
8%
14
14%
15
21%
16
30%
17
40%
18
50%
19
61%
20
72%
21
82%
22
90%
23
96%
24
99%
25
100%
26
97%
27
92%
28
85%
29
76%
30
66%
Darkest night
Sat 10 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 25 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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