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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