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
89%
2
94%
3
98%
4
100%
5
100%
6
98%
7
95%
8
89%
9
82%
10
74%
11
64%
12
53%
13
42%
14
31%
15
21%
16
12%
17
5%
18
1%
19
0%
20
2%
21
6%
22
12%
23
21%
24
30%
25
39%
26
49%
27
59%
28
68%
29
76%
30
84%
Darkest night
Fri 19 September · 0%
Fullest
Thu 4 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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