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
11%
2
5%
3
2%
4
0%
5
0%
6
3%
7
8%
8
15%
9
23%
10
33%
11
44%
12
55%
13
67%
14
77%
15
86%
16
93%
17
98%
18
100%
19
99%
20
97%
21
92%
22
85%
23
77%
24
69%
25
59%
26
50%
27
41%
28
31%
29
23%
30
15%
Darkest night
Wed 4 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 18 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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