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
58%
2
48%
3
37%
4
27%
5
18%
6
10%
7
4%
8
1%
9
0%
10
3%
11
9%
12
16%
13
26%
14
36%
15
47%
16
58%
17
68%
18
76%
19
84%
20
91%
21
95%
22
98%
23
100%
24
100%
25
97%
26
94%
27
88%
28
81%
29
73%
30
63%
Darkest night
Wed 9 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 23 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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