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
73%
2
81%
3
88%
4
94%
5
97%
6
100%
7
100%
8
98%
9
95%
10
90%
11
84%
12
76%
13
67%
14
56%
15
46%
16
35%
17
24%
18
15%
19
7%
20
2%
21
0%
22
1%
23
5%
24
11%
25
19%
26
28%
27
38%
28
48%
29
58%
30
67%
Darkest night
Fri 21 September · 0%
Fullest
Thu 6 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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