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
46%
2
34%
3
24%
4
14%
5
7%
6
2%
7
0%
8
1%
9
4%
10
9%
11
16%
12
24%
13
33%
14
43%
15
53%
16
62%
17
71%
18
79%
19
86%
20
92%
21
97%
22
99%
23
100%
24
98%
25
94%
26
88%
27
80%
28
71%
29
60%
30
48%
Darkest night
Sat 7 September · 0%
Fullest
Mon 23 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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