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
48%
2
59%
3
70%
4
80%
5
89%
6
95%
7
99%
8
100%
9
99%
10
95%
11
90%
12
83%
13
75%
14
66%
15
57%
16
47%
17
38%
18
29%
19
21%
20
13%
21
7%
22
3%
23
0%
24
0%
25
3%
26
7%
27
14%
28
23%
29
34%
30
45%
Darkest night
Sat 23 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 8 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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