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
51%
2
41%
3
32%
4
23%
5
15%
6
8%
7
3%
8
0%
9
0%
10
3%
11
8%
12
16%
13
25%
14
36%
15
47%
16
59%
17
69%
18
79%
19
87%
20
93%
21
97%
22
100%
23
100%
24
98%
25
95%
26
90%
27
83%
28
76%
29
67%
30
58%
Darkest night
Fri 8 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 22 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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