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
86%
2
92%
3
97%
4
99%
5
100%
6
99%
7
96%
8
92%
9
86%
10
78%
11
70%
12
61%
13
51%
14
41%
15
30%
16
21%
17
12%
18
6%
19
1%
20
0%
21
2%
22
6%
23
14%
24
23%
25
33%
26
44%
27
54%
28
65%
29
74%
30
82%
Darkest night
Mon 20 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 5 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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