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
78%
2
86%
3
93%
4
98%
5
100%
6
99%
7
96%
8
90%
9
81%
10
71%
11
60%
12
49%
13
38%
14
28%
15
19%
16
12%
17
6%
18
2%
19
0%
20
0%
21
2%
22
6%
23
11%
24
17%
25
25%
26
33%
27
43%
28
53%
29
63%
30
73%
Darkest night
Sat 19 September · 0%
Fullest
Sat 5 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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