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
3%
2
8%
3
14%
4
21%
5
29%
6
38%
7
48%
8
58%
9
67%
10
77%
11
85%
12
92%
13
97%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
90%
18
81%
19
71%
20
60%
21
49%
22
39%
23
29%
24
20%
25
13%
26
7%
27
3%
28
0%
29
0%
30
1%
Darkest night
Thu 28 September · 0%
Fullest
Thu 14 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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