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
100%
2
100%
3
99%
4
95%
5
90%
6
84%
7
76%
8
67%
9
57%
10
46%
11
35%
12
25%
13
15%
14
8%
15
2%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
10%
20
18%
21
28%
22
38%
23
48%
24
58%
25
67%
26
76%
27
83%
28
90%
29
95%
30
98%
Darkest night
Sun 16 September · 0%
Fullest
Sat 1 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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