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
9%
2
4%
3
1%
4
0%
5
1%
6
4%
7
8%
8
14%
9
21%
10
29%
11
38%
12
48%
13
58%
14
68%
15
77%
16
86%
17
93%
18
98%
19
100%
20
99%
21
96%
22
89%
23
81%
24
71%
25
60%
26
49%
27
38%
28
28%
29
20%
30
12%
Darkest night
Mon 4 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 19 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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