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
59%
2
47%
3
36%
4
26%
5
16%
6
9%
7
4%
8
1%
9
0%
10
2%
11
5%
12
11%
13
18%
14
26%
15
35%
16
44%
17
53%
18
63%
19
72%
20
80%
21
88%
22
94%
23
98%
24
100%
25
99%
26
96%
27
90%
28
82%
29
73%
30
62%
Darkest night
Thu 9 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 24 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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