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
68%
2
59%
3
49%
4
39%
5
29%
6
20%
7
12%
8
5%
9
1%
10
0%
11
2%
12
6%
13
14%
14
23%
15
33%
16
44%
17
55%
18
66%
19
75%
20
83%
21
90%
22
95%
23
98%
24
100%
25
100%
26
98%
27
94%
28
89%
29
82%
30
74%
Darkest night
Wed 10 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 24 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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