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
41%
2
31%
3
22%
4
14%
5
7%
6
2%
7
0%
8
1%
9
4%
10
10%
11
19%
12
29%
13
40%
14
51%
15
62%
16
72%
17
81%
18
88%
19
94%
20
98%
21
100%
22
100%
23
98%
24
94%
25
89%
26
83%
27
75%
28
67%
29
57%
30
47%
Darkest night
Fri 7 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 21 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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