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 46%
2 35%
3 25%
4 15%
5 8%
6 2%
7 0%
8 1%
9 4%
10 11%
11 19%
12 29%
13 39%
14 49%
15 60%
16 69%
17 77%
18 85%
19 91%
20 96%
21 99%
22 100%
23 99%
24 97%
25 93%
26 87%
27 80%
28 71%
29 61%
30 50%

Darkest night

Tue 7 September · 0%

Fullest

Wed 22 September · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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