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
85%
2
77%
3
67%
4
56%
5
45%
6
34%
7
23%
8
14%
9
7%
10
2%
11
0%
12
1%
13
4%
14
9%
15
16%
16
25%
17
34%
18
43%
19
53%
20
62%
21
71%
22
79%
23
86%
24
92%
25
97%
26
99%
27
100%
28
98%
29
94%
30
88%
Darkest night
Thu 11 September · 0%
Fullest
Sat 27 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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