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
3%
2
9%
3
16%
4
26%
5
37%
6
48%
7
59%
8
69%
9
78%
10
85%
11
91%
12
96%
13
99%
14
100%
15
99%
16
97%
17
93%
18
87%
19
80%
20
71%
21
62%
22
52%
23
42%
24
31%
25
21%
26
12%
27
6%
28
1%
29
0%
30
2%
Darkest night
Sat 29 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 14 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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