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
17%
2
26%
3
35%
4
45%
5
55%
6
64%
7
73%
8
81%
9
88%
10
93%
11
97%
12
100%
13
100%
14
98%
15
94%
16
88%
17
80%
18
71%
19
60%
20
49%
21
38%
22
27%
23
17%
24
9%
25
4%
26
1%
27
0%
28
2%
29
7%
30
13%
Darkest night
Wed 27 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 12 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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