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
15%
2
8%
3
3%
4
1%
5
0%
6
3%
7
8%
8
15%
9
25%
10
35%
11
47%
12
58%
13
69%
14
78%
15
86%
16
93%
17
97%
18
100%
19
100%
20
98%
21
95%
22
90%
23
84%
24
76%
25
67%
26
58%
27
49%
28
39%
29
29%
30
20%
Darkest night
Mon 5 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 18 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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