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
35%
2
46%
3
58%
4
68%
5
78%
6
87%
7
93%
8
97%
9
100%
10
100%
11
98%
12
94%
13
89%
14
82%
15
74%
16
65%
17
56%
18
47%
19
37%
20
28%
21
19%
22
11%
23
5%
24
1%
25
0%
26
1%
27
6%
28
13%
29
21%
30
32%
Darkest night
Thu 25 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 9 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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