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
2%
2
0%
3
0%
4
3%
5
7%
6
13%
7
20%
8
28%
9
37%
10
47%
11
56%
12
65%
13
75%
14
83%
15
90%
16
95%
17
99%
18
100%
19
98%
20
94%
21
87%
22
79%
23
68%
24
57%
25
46%
26
35%
27
25%
28
16%
29
9%
30
4%
Darkest night
Wed 2 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 18 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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