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
20%
2
13%
3
7%
4
3%
5
1%
6
0%
7
1%
8
4%
9
9%
10
15%
11
23%
12
32%
13
41%
14
52%
15
62%
16
73%
17
82%
18
90%
19
96%
20
99%
21
100%
22
97%
23
91%
24
84%
25
74%
26
64%
27
54%
28
44%
29
34%
30
25%
Darkest night
Sat 6 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 21 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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