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
0%
2
1%
3
4%
4
9%
5
15%
6
23%
7
31%
8
41%
9
51%
10
62%
11
72%
12
82%
13
90%
14
96%
15
99%
16
100%
17
97%
18
92%
19
84%
20
75%
21
65%
22
54%
23
44%
24
34%
25
25%
26
17%
27
11%
28
6%
29
2%
30
0%
Darkest night
Mon 1 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 16 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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