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
99%
2
100%
3
98%
4
94%
5
88%
6
81%
7
72%
8
63%
9
54%
10
44%
11
35%
12
26%
13
18%
14
11%
15
5%
16
2%
17
0%
18
1%
19
4%
20
10%
21
18%
22
27%
23
38%
24
50%
25
61%
26
72%
27
81%
28
89%
29
95%
30
99%
Darkest night
Sat 17 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 2 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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