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
2%
2
0%
3
0%
4
2%
5
5%
6
11%
7
18%
8
26%
9
36%
10
47%
11
58%
12
69%
13
79%
14
88%
15
95%
16
99%
17
100%
18
98%
19
94%
20
88%
21
80%
22
71%
23
61%
24
51%
25
41%
26
32%
27
24%
28
16%
29
10%
30
5%
Darkest night
Fri 2 September · 0%
Fullest
Sat 17 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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