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
97%
2
99%
3
100%
4
99%
5
96%
6
91%
7
85%
8
77%
9
69%
10
59%
11
49%
12
38%
13
28%
14
18%
15
10%
16
4%
17
1%
18
0%
19
3%
20
8%
21
16%
22
25%
23
36%
24
46%
25
56%
26
66%
27
75%
28
83%
29
89%
30
94%
Darkest night
Mon 18 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 3 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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