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
94%
2
87%
3
78%
4
68%
5
58%
6
48%
7
38%
8
28%
9
20%
10
13%
11
7%
12
3%
13
1%
14
0%
15
1%
16
4%
17
9%
18
15%
19
23%
20
33%
21
43%
22
54%
23
65%
24
76%
25
85%
26
93%
27
98%
28
100%
29
99%
30
96%
Darkest night
Thu 14 September · 0%
Fullest
Thu 28 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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