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
21%
2
30%
3
40%
4
51%
5
62%
6
73%
7
83%
8
91%
9
97%
10
100%
11
100%
12
97%
13
92%
14
85%
15
77%
16
67%
17
58%
18
48%
19
38%
20
30%
21
21%
22
14%
23
8%
24
4%
25
1%
26
0%
27
1%
28
5%
29
10%
30
17%
Darkest night
Sun 26 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 10 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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