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
73%
2
63%
3
53%
4
42%
5
31%
6
21%
7
12%
8
5%
9
1%
10
0%
11
2%
12
6%
13
13%
14
22%
15
31%
16
41%
17
51%
18
61%
19
70%
20
78%
21
86%
22
92%
23
96%
24
99%
25
100%
26
99%
27
96%
28
92%
29
85%
30
77%
Darkest night
Sun 10 September · 0%
Fullest
Mon 25 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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