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 89%
2 82%
3 73%
4 64%
5 54%
6 45%
7 36%
8 27%
9 19%
10 12%
11 6%
12 2%
13 0%
14 0%
15 3%
16 8%
17 14%
18 23%
19 33%
20 45%
21 56%
22 67%
23 77%
24 86%
25 93%
26 98%
27 100%
28 100%
29 97%
30 93%

Darkest night

Mon 13 September · 0%

Fullest

Mon 27 September · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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