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
95%
2
98%
3
100%
4
99%
5
97%
6
92%
7
87%
8
80%
9
71%
10
63%
11
53%
12
43%
13
34%
14
25%
15
16%
16
9%
17
4%
18
1%
19
0%
20
3%
21
8%
22
16%
23
25%
24
36%
25
48%
26
59%
27
69%
28
78%
29
86%
30
92%
Darkest night
Thu 19 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 3 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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