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
0%
2
2%
3
7%
4
14%
5
22%
6
32%
7
43%
8
53%
9
63%
10
72%
11
80%
12
87%
13
93%
14
97%
15
99%
16
100%
17
99%
18
96%
19
91%
20
85%
21
76%
22
67%
23
57%
24
46%
25
35%
26
24%
27
15%
28
7%
29
2%
30
0%
Darkest night
Tue 1 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 16 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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