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
74%
2
63%
3
52%
4
41%
5
29%
6
20%
7
11%
8
5%
9
1%
10
0%
11
1%
12
5%
13
10%
14
17%
15
25%
16
34%
17
44%
18
53%
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19
62%
20
71%
21
80%
22
87%
23
93%
24
97%
25
100%
26
100%
27
97%
28
93%
29
85%
30
76%
Darkest night
Thu 10 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 25 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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