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
2%
2
0%
3
1%
4
4%
5
10%
6
18%
7
26%
8
36%
9
45%
10
55%
11
64%
12
73%
13
81%
14
88%
15
93%
16
97%
17
100%
18
100%
19
98%
20
94%
21
88%
22
80%
23
70%
24
60%
25
48%
26
37%
27
26%
28
17%
29
9%
30
3%
Darkest night
Sat 2 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 17 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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