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
34%
2
44%
3
55%
4
66%
5
76%
6
85%
7
93%
8
98%
9
100%
10
99%
11
95%
12
89%
13
81%
14
71%
15
61%
16
51%
17
40%
18
31%
19
23%
20
15%
21
9%
22
4%
23
1%
24
0%
25
1%
26
3%
27
7%
28
13%
29
21%
30
30%
Darkest night
Tue 24 September · 0%
Fullest
Mon 9 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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