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
94%
2
87%
3
78%
4
67%
5
56%
6
45%
7
34%
8
25%
9
16%
10
10%
11
5%
12
1%
13
0%
14
1%
15
3%
16
7%
17
13%
18
19%
19
28%
20
36%
21
46%
22
56%
23
66%
24
76%
25
85%
26
92%
27
97%
28
100%
29
99%
30
96%
Darkest night
Sat 13 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 28 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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