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
10%
2
19%
3
29%
4
40%
5
51%
6
62%
7
72%
8
81%
9
89%
10
95%
11
98%
12
100%
13
100%
14
97%
15
93%
16
88%
17
81%
18
73%
19
65%
20
55%
21
45%
22
36%
23
26%
24
17%
25
9%
26
4%
27
1%
28
0%
29
3%
30
8%
Darkest night
Tue 28 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 12 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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