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
30%
2
20%
3
12%
4
6%
5
1%
6
0%
7
2%
8
6%
9
13%
10
22%
11
33%
12
44%
13
55%
14
65%
15
75%
16
83%
17
90%
18
95%
19
98%
20
100%
21
100%
22
98%
23
94%
24
89%
25
82%
26
74%
27
65%
28
56%
29
45%
30
35%
Darkest night
Fri 6 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 20 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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