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
0%
2
2%
3
5%
4
11%
5
19%
6
27%
7
36%
8
46%
9
55%
10
65%
11
73%
12
81%
13
88%
14
94%
15
98%
16
100%
17
100%
18
97%
19
92%
20
85%
21
77%
22
66%
23
55%
24
44%
25
33%
26
22%
27
14%
28
7%
29
2%
30
0%
Darkest night
Sat 1 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 16 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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