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
58%
2
68%
3
76%
4
84%
5
91%
6
96%
7
99%
8
100%
9
98%
10
94%
11
88%
12
79%
13
69%
14
58%
15
46%
16
35%
17
25%
18
16%
19
9%
20
4%
21
1%
22
0%
23
1%
24
5%
25
10%
26
16%
27
24%
28
32%
29
42%
30
51%
Darkest night
Sun 22 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 8 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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