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
17%
2
11%
3
6%
4
2%
5
0%
6
0%
7
2%
8
6%
9
12%
10
20%
11
30%
12
40%
13
51%
14
62%
15
73%
16
83%
17
91%
18
97%
19
100%
20
100%
21
97%
22
93%
23
86%
24
78%
25
69%
26
60%
27
50%
28
41%
29
32%
30
23%
Darkest night
Wed 5 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 19 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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